By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – It was another successful showing for Tailgate and Tallboys earlier this month, as the country music festival headlined by Nickelback, Kane Brown and Jelly Roll entertained thousands of people at the Interstate Center in Bloomington, but cell phone service took a plunge during the Twin Cities big summer spectacle. Cell…… MORE
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A Danvers man will next appear in court in late August regarding charges he allegedly killed a Bloomington woman. Joshua Livingston, 41, of Danvers, appeared in McLean County Circuit Court on Monday for a status hearing. At issue were concerns he had that the public defender’s office had a conflict of interest as one…… MORE
Darren Bailey, the former state lawmaker whom Republicans nominated to run for governor last year, is now considering a run for Congress in 2024 – against five-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro).… MORE
A man died after a two-vehicle crash near Morrissey Drive and Woodrig Road in Bloomington on Friday.… MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Average gasoline prices in Illinois have fallen nearly 5 cents in the last week, averaging $3.96 a gallon According to GasBuddy’s survey of over 43-hundred stations in Illinois, prices in the state are a few cents higher than a month ago. GasBuddy price reports show the cheapest station in Illinois…… MORE
By WMBD-TV SPRINGFIELD – A bill was recently signed into law that gives volunteer firefighters up to a $500 credit towards their state tax return. The measure, announced by State Sen. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City), will take effect in the 2023 tax year and could be used when people file their returns next year. The…… MORE
It’s never too early to talk about the Illinois State Fair, and we now know who will keynote the Governor’s Day brunch on Wed., Aug. 16.… MORE
By Jake Fogal ILLINOIS – West Nile Virus has been confirmed in four Illinois counties as mosquito’s begin to buzz this summer season. Fifteen mosquito batches have tested positive for the virus in 2023, and the current counties that have detected West Nile are Cook, Morgan, St. Clair, and LaSalle. Angie Crawford with the McLean…… MORE
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is urging the public to watch out for email and text message scams.… MORE
Police are probing a shots fired incident that happened over the weekend on Bloomington’s west side.… 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…