By A.J. Harris NORMAL – Normal Police responded to a call about an armed robbery late Sunday evening, where one man was allegedly robbed at gunpoint in the 1200 block of North School Street. Police say that three black men, one of whom was armed with a pistol, approached the victim and got away…… MORE
By A.J. Harris BLOOMINGTON – For the second time in four days, Bloomington Police responded to an early morning shooting on Bloomington’s near-west side. Around 4:15AM Sunday morning officers responded to the 800 block of North Roosevelt Street, where they found a man who had been shot. His injuries were not life threatening…… MORE
Sunday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Saturday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan. … MORE
Friday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Thursday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Wednesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Tuesday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… MORE
Illinois State men’s basketball never trailed in the Sunday home win. … MORE
Saturday’s scoreboard is sponsored by COUNTRY Financial Representative Eric Lapan.… 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…