Category Archives: Police and Fire
BPD looks for robber who stole bank bags from Eastland Mall store
Bloomington Police are investigating a robbery at Eastland Mall in which a man stole a pair of bank bags from JC Sales during the noon hour on Tuesday. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMI...
Oct 16, 2018
Gunshots reported on Tracy Drive
Bloomington police were called to the south Bloomington area at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Police in Bloomington are investigating gunshots heard Sund...
Oct 01, 2018
Coroner releases name of one of the three victims of Wednesday’s semi crash
McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has released the name of the three victims of Wednesday’s semi-truck crash (WJBC file photo) By Katherine MurphyThe McLean County Coroner’s office ha...
Sep 21, 2018
Elderly Bloomington man granted sentencing delay in child molestation case
Johnny Icard, 78, of Bloomington is awaiting sentencing for molesting a six-year old girl last year. (McLean County Jail photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – An elderly convicted child m...
Sep 21, 2018
Semi-Truck fire southbound Rt. 39 near Hudson
Two semi-trucks reported to be fully engulfed on SB Route 39 near the Hudson exit. (Pixabay) By Katherine Murphy(Updated 8:57 am) Illinois State Police confirming three people dead at the scene o...
Sep 19, 2018
McLean County coroner, state police probe I-55 fatality
Illinois State Police and the McLean County coroner are investigating the death of a man, 27, following an incident in the southbound lanes of I-55 near Lexington.(Matty Ring/flickr) By Greg Halb...
Sep 18, 2018
Fire damages Normal home, injures 3 residents
Fire crews rotated for about an hour while extinguishing hot spots and ventilating smoke from the home. (Pixabay)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – A fire in a basement of a home in Normal injured three o...
Sep 13, 2018
UPDATED: Coroner ID’s man found dead at Clinton Lake
The man, whose body was pulled Thursday from Clinton Lake, has been identified as Michael Dailey, 63, of Peoria. (File photo) By Howard PackowitzCLINTON – The DeWitt County coroner has iden...
Sep 07, 2018
Authorities discover man’s body in Clinton Lake
The DeWitt County Coroner and Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police are investigating the death of a Peoria area man whose body was found in Clinton Lake. (Facebook/Illinois Dep...
Sep 06, 2018
Green Bay man arrested in Bloomington for Wisconsin shooting
Trevon Massey was wanted in connection with a shooting in August at a Green Bay laundromat. (Bloomington Police Department)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – A Wisconsin man has been arrested in Bloo...
Sep 06, 2018
