One person was hospitalized after a single vehicle wreck Monday morning on Rivian Motorway.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
‘Never asked to be a part of this somber club’: Illinois honors fallen police officers
Nine Illinois police officers who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2024 were honored at a ceremony in Springfield Thursday.… MORE
Human error led to double votes in Tazewell County election
Two people in Tazewell County voted twice last November during the general election but it was due to human error, not to trying to commit fraud.… MORE
State Police provide updates on Chatham after-school tragedy
Kelly confirmed that Marianne Akers used to work for the Illinois State Police, but did not say what position she worked.… MORE
Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash
As a central Illinois community mourns the deaths of three children and a teen counselor killed Monday when a vehicle crashed into the building that housed their after-school program, it has rallied around survivors.… MORE
Driver of deadly crash at after-school camp is a former State Police employee
By BETH HUNDSDORFER AND JADE AUBREYCapitol News [email protected] CHATHAM — The driver of a vehicle involved in a deadly crash Monday at an after-school program formerly worked for the Illinois State Police, the agency investigating the crash. The ISP identified the driver as Marianne Akers, 44, of Chatham. She worked at the ISP from June…… MORE
Mental fitness test sought for man accused in South Pekin double homicide
Attorneys for a man accused of kiling two people last week in South Pekin did not contest prosecutors’ request to hold him pending trial.… MORE
UPDATE: Driver in fatal Chatham crash ID’d as 44-year-old woman
State Police said the driver of the fatal crash at an after-school program Monday afternoon is a 44-year-old Chatham woman.… MORE
UPDATE: One person shot Sunday night recovering from his injuries
A man is recovering after being shot Sunday night while at an event at the Bone Student Center.… MORE
Eureka man arrested on alleged child pornography charges
A Eureka man has been arrested on alleged child pornography offenses involving a child under 13.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…