McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers said Tuesday he will file more serious charges against a suspected drunk driver because a teenager has died from injuries in a hit-and-run crash on Six Points Road in Bloomington last week.… MORE
Fresh leads sought in quarter-century old murder case
A quarter-century has passed and authorities have yet to figure out who killed Tammy Zywicki.… MORE
Republican lawmakers give insight into school funding reform negotiations
Key Republicans involved in the negotiations over school funding reform say some the major issues they are focusing on are mandate relief for schools, property tax relief for homeowners, and a private school scholarship tax credit.… MORE
Hit-and-run teen victim dies after vigil in his honor
A community unites in Bloomington to support the family of teen critically injured in a hit and run last week.
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Obituaries: Miller, Radcliffe
Terry Miller CHATSWORTH – Terry Onslow Miller, 76, of Normal, formerly of Chatsworth, passed away at 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Chatsworth with Pastor Mauricio Vieira…… MORE
Chestnut St. closing for manhole work
BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, E. Chestnut St., between Center and East, will be closed to all traffic due to manhole repairs. Chestnut Street will be reopened as soon as work is completed (approximately by Friday, September 1, 2017). DRIVERS WILL HAVE TO USE ALTERNATE ROUTES.… MORE
Bloomington council seeks funding for street and sewer work
Bloomington’s city council is considering ways to fund much needed street and sewer improvements.… MORE
Normal city manager sees mainly subconscious racism in police department, race relations panel issues report
The Normal Police Department is considered “ground zero” for eliminating racial bias in the town.… MORE
UPDATED: Pontiac woman identified as crash victim
A woman is dead and a Pontiac police officer is on paid leave after a crash involving the officer’s squad car.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…