Category Archives: Police and Fire
Bloomington man arrested for gun and drug possession
Damoni Good, 25, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man was arrested Thursday morning and faces several gun and drug charges.Bloo...
Oct 30, 2020
Local police remind motorists about school zone safety
Officer Brad Park says drivers should never pass a stopped school bus while the red lights are flashing. (Normal PD/Twitter) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Several schools in Bloomington-Normal have...
Oct 27, 2020
Bloomington Fire Chief to retire next month
Brian Mohr began his career with the Bloomington Fire Department in 1991. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Fire) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr will retir...
Oct 23, 2020
Bloomington woman receives 23 years in prison for fatal stabbing
Leila Jackon, 22, of Bloomington (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman, who fatally stabbed a man in the heart two years ago, was sentence...
Oct 19, 2020
Drug trafficking charge filed against Peoria man arrested for pot possession at Twin-Cities airport
Emanuel Wells (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Peoria man remained jailed Tuesday night in McLean County after prosecutors said police found almost ...
Oct 14, 2020
BPD: Three in critical condition after shooting on west side
Police were called around 3:30 p.m. to the 1600 block of Iowa Street on the city’s west side. (Blake Haas/WJBC) By Blake Haas and Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are invest...
Oct 12, 2020
Driver taken to hospital after Tuesday morning accident in Bloomington
The accident happened around 10:56 a.m. near the area of South Mercer Avenue and Kemmer Lane, (Photo courtesy Facebook/News Happening in Bloomington Normal McLean Co Area and All Over) By HOI ABC...
Oct 06, 2020
Police: LeRoy man arrested for grooming and solicitation of minor
Brandon Reynolds, 33, of LeRoy. (Facebook/LeRoy IL Police Department) By Neil DoyleLEROY – LeRoy Police arrested a 33-year-old man Tuesday for grooming, indecent solicitation of a minor, an...
Oct 06, 2020
Normal police enhancing patrols on Halloween
For those choosing to go door-to-door, Bloomington-Normal trick-or-treat hours will be 5 – 8 p.m., Sat., Oct. 31. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasNORMAL – City officials say no tic...
Oct 06, 2020
Normal firefighters have new contract
Each year of the contract, firefighters will get raises of 2.265 percent, costing taxpayers an extra $110,000 the first year, the staff’s report said. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCNORMAL ...
Oct 06, 2020
