
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
More Charges Again Piano Teacher Accused of Sexual Abuse of Minors

Coroner Releases Cause of Death of Man Found Dead in Parking Ramp
A McLean County Coroner's report says 48-year-old Miguel Orellana of Bloomington died from head injuries suffered from apparently falling down stairs at the Market Street parking deck early Monday. Police discovered his body just past 6 a.m. Monday. The incident remains under investigation.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
TSA Pre-Check Temporary Enrollment Center Event at Central Illinois Regional Airport

Bloomington Trash Fees Hiked, Service Reduced

Bloomington-Normal Bus Managers Still Want Downtown Hub

Justice Kennedy Slams Illinois For State Support Of Union Dues

Monday, February 26, 2018
BPD Officers Discover Dead Body in Parking Ramp
Illinois Gas Prices Dip
Flood Report Predicts Weaker Flood Season

Bloomington City Council Special Session: Bus Transfer Site
Friday, February 23, 2018
Normal: We're Working On Fixing the Potholes

Governor Rauner Says Illinois Still Sliding Into Abyss

U Of I Chief Game Brings Out Supporters, Protesters
It wasn't just chief supporters at the University of Illinois' last men's basketball game. Several protesters turned out at last night's game to voice their opposition to the retired school mascot. Supporters say they want to honor the chief, but there are plenty of people on campus who say he's racist. The U of I shelved the chief back in 2007.
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Packers' Rodgers to Headline American Red Cross Evening of the Stars Event

Bloomington Fire Investigators May Never Know Fire's Cause
Fire investigators in Bloomington say they may never know what started a fire earlier this month that left a dozen people homeless. Bloomington Fire Department spokesman Stuart Blade said there is just too much damage at the apartment building on the city's east side to get to the cause of the fire. Seven families lost their homes in the fire. City attorneys in Bloomington say the apartment building had a history of troubles, and the owners were cited nearly 800 times for everything from chipped paint to missing smoke detectors.
Illinois Lawmakers Moving Toward Marijuana Ballot Question
A question about legal marijuana in Illinois is a step closer to the November ballot. A Senate panel yesterday approved the non-binding question. Voters could have their say if they'd like to see the state legalize recreational marijuana for people 21-years-old and older. The non-binding question next heads to the full Senate for a vote.
Jeanne Ives Blasts Governor Over Latest Legionnaires' Case
The conservative running for governor in Illinois is furious that veterans in the state are still fighting Legionnaires' disease. Jeanne Ives yesterday told reporters that the state needs to move people out of the veterans home in Quincy immediately. The first outbreak at the home was nearly three years ago. A fourth veteran at the Quincy home was confirmed to be sick with Legionnaires' this week.
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Invenergy Wind Farm Approved
Another local wind farm gets the green light. The McLean County Board voted 10-8 to let Chicago-based alternative energy company Invenergy build its proposed McLean County Wind Energy Center near Chenoa and Lexington. The board also voted 10-8 against an amendment that would have added requirements to get paid objective, third-party assessments of the issues of sound of the turbines, where they should be placed, whether they'll impede business and how they'll affect local creeks and wildlife.
Bloomington Apartment Owner To Answer Code Violation Questions After Fire
City leaders in Bloomington will likely have a lot of questions for a pair of local apartment owners cited almost 800 times on a building that caught fire this month. Owner Wayne Pelhank and contract-for-deed purchaser Ed Duran are facing a hearing next week to answer for the 527 pending code violations at their apartment on Bloomington's east side. No one was hurt in the fire, but a dozen families were left homeless.
Corn Belt Power Outage
As of approximately 3:25 am, approximately 2,109 Corn Belt Energy customers are currently without power in the following areas: Anchor, Arrowsmith, Bellflower, Bloomington, Chenoa, Colfax, Cooksville, Downs, Ellsworth, Fairbury, Farmer City, Foosland, Gridley, Hudson, LeRoy, Lexington, Saybrook, and Towanda. The cause of these outages is an upstream transmission issue impacting four of our substations. Corn Belt Energy crews are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Bloomington Aldermen Hold Off on Raising Fees and Taxes...For Now

Normal Approves Proposed Study for Sports Complex

Fire in Heyworth Destroys a Home
Fire officials in Heyworth are calling it a total loss. A blaze destroyed a home at 14897 E. 300 North Road. A dryer malfunction is suspected as the cause of that fire. No one was injured.
Monday, February 19, 2018
Normal to Consider a $47K Study for Outdoor Sports Complex
Bloomington City Council Special Session

Bloomington City Council to Consider Raising Fees, Taxes
Things could get a little more expensive in Bloomington. The City Council Monday will be to look at the possibility of levying a video gambling machine fee and raise the city utility tax to replace the O'Neil Park pool along with raising your fuel taxes to increase street repair work.
Friday, February 16, 2018
O'Brien Heroes

Illinois School Leaders Worry About Impact of Cost Shift

Thursday, February 15, 2018
Decatur Woman Stabbed, Cut with and Knife and Struck in the Head with Frozen Fish
Decatur police say a dispute over groceries between two Decatur women ended with one of the women being stabbed and cut with a butcher knife and hit in the head with a packet of frozen fish. According to a sworn police affidavit, the trouble began Sunday afternoon between the women ages 26 and 25 when 25-year-old wanted to move out, and they fought over what groceries she might take. The Pantagraph reports, again–according to the affidavit, this lead the 26-year-old to stab her in the stomach with the knife, and hit her and smacking her in the back of the head with the frozen fish. The 26-year-old was arrested on preliminary charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and domestic battery.
Three Students, Drivers Hurt In Bloomington-Normal School Bus Wreck
The Illinois State Police are not saying how a school bus in Bloomington-Normal ended up on its side, and sending three students to the hospital. The wreck happened yesterday after school on a county road between Bloomington and Downs.
Troopers say in addition to three students, they took the bus' drivers to the hospital.
"For the bus sliding off into, and turning on its side, we could have had many more injuries, and perhaps even a level of severe injuries," said Dr. Mark Daniel, Unit 5 Superintendent.
Unit 5 schools, which operate the bus, say their preliminary investigation suggests that the bus driver was not at fault.
Troopers say in addition to three students, they took the bus' drivers to the hospital.
"For the bus sliding off into, and turning on its side, we could have had many more injuries, and perhaps even a level of severe injuries," said Dr. Mark Daniel, Unit 5 Superintendent.
Unit 5 schools, which operate the bus, say their preliminary investigation suggests that the bus driver was not at fault.
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Rauner Budget Facing Billion-Plus In New Spending Pressures

No Charges For Peoria Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student

McDonald's Worker Fired After Cursing At State Trooper

Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Bloomington Solid Waste Recommendations

Group Still Pursuing Welcoming City Status for Bloomington

Illinois Also Wants Citizenship Question Dropped From 2020 Census
Illinois' attorney general is joining 18 others in asking 2020 census officials not to ask about citizenship. The group made the request yesterday in a letter to the commerce department, which runs the census. The attorneys general worry that by asking if people are in this country legally, census takers may not get full participation and may not count everyone who is living in the United States.
Monday, February 12, 2018
Bloomington Fire Injures Firefighter, Guts Apartment Complex
A dozen people are homeless and a firefighter is recovering after an apartment fire in Bloomington. It happened Saturday afternoon on the city's east side. Investigators say they don't know yet what started the fire, but crews say twelve apartments had to be emptied because of the fire, smoke and water damage.
Illinois Governor To Deliver Budget Address This Week

March Court Date For Suspect In Putnam County Killing

Friday, February 9, 2018
Accidental Gunshot Incident
Police in Normal are calling a shooting at a local shooting range an accident. Investigators say the man accidentally shot himself while at one of the indoor ranges at C.I. Shooting Sports. Police say the man suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Drug Bust
24-year-old Ransom Carr of Bloomington man is behind bars following his arrest for selling illegal narcotics. Carr faces charges for manufacture/delivery of cocaine and marijuana.
McLean Co Chamber of Commerce Get 5-Star Award
Job well done! The McLean County Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a five-star accreditation by the US Chamber of Commerce--its highest level of nation-wide accreditation. It puts the McLean county Chamber of Commerce among 111 out of more that 7,000 chambers nationally to receive this accreditation. The award recognizes chamber’s with quality programs, clear organizational procedures, and effective communication by meeting minimum operation and program standards in the areas of governance, program development, government affairs, and technology.
Thursday, February 8, 2018
Bloomington Police Says Murder Suspect Confessed

Dad Returns Taken Infant to BPD

Fires

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Bloomington Murder Suspect Accused Of Child Abuse As Well
Prosecutors say the Bloomington man charged with killing his wife is also facing charges for allegedly abusing a child. The McLean County States' Attorney's Office says Monroe Elbert is due before a judge today to answer for the stabbing death of his wife earlier this week. Elbert is also facing charges from an October case where investigators say he broke the leg of a child in his home. Police are blaming the murder on domestic violence, but are not saying what led to the stabbing.
More Charges Likely For Suspect In Bureau County Teen's Death
The suspect in a Bureau County teen's death is only facing charges of hiding her body. For now. Prosecutors yesterday said they expect to file new charges against 26-year-old Richard Henderson for the stabbing death of 16-year-old Diamond Bradley late last month. Bureau County's sheriff says Henderson admitted to meeting Bradley online, then meeting her in person the day she disappeared. Henderson is being held without bond in the LaSalle County Jail.
Ballot Challenge Is Delaying Early Voting In Illinois
Voters in Illinois are going to have to wait a tiny bit longer to cast an early ballot for the March primary. The Illinois State Board of Elections yesterday told local election officials that early voting will now begin February 21st, the same day that grace period registration is set to start. Early voting was supposed to start tomorrow. The state board says it is waiting for a court to decide if Democratic candidate for attorney general Scott Drury will make the March ballot.
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Bloomington Police Investigate Domestic Violence-Related Death
Investigators in Bloomington hope an autopsy will give them more answers into the death of a local woman that they are blaming on domestic violence. Officers arrested a man at a home just east of the city's downtown yesterday afternoon. They are not saying how the woman died or who the suspect is.
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