A woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after she was hit by a car near the Illinois State University campus in Normal.… MORE
Category Archives: Police and Fire
McLean County man charged with 50 child pornography counts
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A 71-year old Chenoa man is being held on $1 million bond for 50 felony charges of child pornography possession. A McLean County Grand Jury last Tuesday indicted Chester B. McKee, and McLean County Sheriff’s Police said they arrested McKee the next day. Illinois State Police have been investigating McKee…… MORE
Normal Police still investigating shooting death of Peoria man in September
By HOI ABC NORMAL – The Normal Police Department is still investigating and actively pursuing all leads in the shooting death of a Peoria man in Normal on September 19. Roy Ward Jr., 20, was shot in the area of 19 Traders Circle just after midnight. Ward died September 22 at Carle BroMenn Medical Center.…… MORE
ISP and local police boosting patrols for holiday weekend
By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – State and local police are boosting patrols for the Thanksgiving holiday. Police will be on the lookout for drunk drivers, speeders, those not wearing a seatbelt, distracted drivers and more says Illinois Department of Transportation spokesperson Paul Wappel. “There will be more patrols out including state troopers and local law…… MORE
Bloomington Police Chief on local Christmas Parade
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Some communities are making changes to their Christmas Parade routes and adding safety measures after last weekend’s tragedy in Wisconsin. Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington says as of now, there won’t be any changes to the local parade route, but more conversations are taking place. Chief Simington spoke with WJBC’s…… MORE
One dead after crash on I-55 in McLean County
By HOI ABC MCLEAN COUNTY – One person is dead and another injured after a passenger vehicle struck a tow truck along southbound Interstate 55 at mile marker 173 in McLean County Monday night. Illinois State Police said preliminary reports indicate the tow truck was recovering a disabled semi-trailer along the shoulder when the tow…… MORE
Heyworth school bus accident in Shirley
By Neil Doyle SHIRLEY – No kids were injured but the bus driver suffered minor injuries after a car struck a Heyworth school bus Friday morning in Shirley. The McLean County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of 1155 East Rd. and 850 North. Authorities say a passenger car travelling…… MORE
BPD probing shots fired on city’s southeast side
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a shooting that happened Friday morning in Bloomington. Officers were called around 6:45 a.m. to the 3000 block of Squall Way for a report of a shooting. When police arrived, evidence was located that a shooting had occured. BPD says no injuries were reported and no arrests…… MORE
Man jailed in Illinois for allegedly kidnapping Stark County girl to be extradited to Ohio soon
The man arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 5-year-old girl from Jackson Township in Ohio, is expected to be extradited back to the state sometime next week.… MORE
Normal Police calling on people who are interested in applying for open positions
Like many forces around the country, the Normal Police Department is calling on those interested to apply for various positions.… 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…