Category Archives: Police and Fire
Local woman charged with killing her dog by leaving animal outside in sub-zero cold
Susan Greene, 61, of Normal, is charged with animal cruelty for allegedly leaving her dog out in the bitter cold. Authorities say the dog died on Sunday. (McLean County Jail photo)By Howard PackowitzN...
Jan 08, 2018
UPDATE: Fire engulfs Tazewell County car dealer
The fire at Uftring Chevrolet in Washington started in the tool room, according to the city’s police chief. No one was hurt. (Photo courtesy Facebook/WMBD/Niki Nation)By Howard PackowitzWASHINGT...
Jan 05, 2018
Washington firefighters battle auto dealership blaze
The cause of a fire at Uftring Chevrolet in Wasington is not known at this time and reports say no one was hurt. (Photo courtesy Facebook/WMBD/Niki Nation)By Patrick BaronWASHINGTON – Washington...
Jan 05, 2018
Normal considering officer representation on new police board
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson expects the town’s new Community Policing and Culture Board to be named later this month or early February. (WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – N...
Jan 04, 2018 Photo courtesy: Normal Police
Local man and juvenile arrested for alleged rape at hotel in Normal
Adrian Damian-Moya, 19, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in November at a hotel in Normal. (McLean County Jail photo)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Normal Police have arrested a local man ...
Jan 02, 2018
Tazewell County crash victim still critical after 7 1/2 hours of surgery
Jamie Schick remains in critical condition at OSF St. Francis Medical Center for multiple injuries from a car-box truck crash Wednesday on Dee Mack Road in eastern Tazewell County. (photo from CaringB...
Dec 29, 2017
Snow makes driving dangerous to begin holiday weekend, brutal cold to follow
Road conditions late Friday afternoon on I-74 near Goodfield, between Bloomington-Normal and Peoria. (Illinois Department of Transportation photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Mother Na...
Dec 29, 2017
Woman in critical condition after crash near Deer Creek
The crash occurred Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Eureka-Goodfield Fire Protection District Emergency Medical Services) By WMBD-TVTAZEWELL COUNTY – A young woman is in critical conditi...
Dec 28, 2017
‘Hellish nightmare’ turns into ‘Christmas miracle’ as missing Bloomington woman is safe and back with family
A Good Samaritan accompanied Carmon Edwards, 53, of Bloomington, to the Illinois State Police District 10 headquarters in Pesotum. She had been missing since Christmas morning. (Bloomington Poli...
Dec 27, 2017
Christmas Eve snow to slow holiday travel in central Illinois
The National Weather Service at Lincoln said parts of Central Illinois, including McLean County, could receive three to five inches of snow on Christmas Eve. (WJBC File Photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMI...
Dec 23, 2017
