By WMBD-TV PEORIA – A Normal man faces up to 30 years in prison after being charged in connection with a shooting last fall in Central Peoria. Marquise J. Patterson, 20, faces charges of aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon in connection with the Nov. 26, 2023, shooting in…… MORE
Illinois State University announced the hiring of a vice president of academic affairs and Provost.… MORE
Free speech and the First Amendment can be a tricky subject. … MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A public meeting was held Monday evening to discuss a potential TIF district in downtown Bloomington. The location for the TIF for would be in an area known locally as the “buckle,” generally bounded by Locust Street to the north, Gridley Street to the east, the railroad line to the south,…… MORE
A semi-trailer caught fire at Rivian Automotive Monday afternoon, destroying the trailer on the south side of the plant. … MORE
McLean County Prosecutors charged a man from Normal after a home invasion and alleged sexual assault.… MORE
A former officer with the Fairbury Police Department now heads to prison.… MORE
Normal is asking residents for their thoughts and feelings on the town’s services and quality-of-life issues.… MORE
Almost two years to the date, a legendary burger restaurant in Hudson plans to reopen in May. … MORE
A former McLean County Coroner wants to become Bloomington’s next mayor. … MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…