Category Archives: News
NPD Investigating Shots Fired Incident of Golfcrest Rd
At around 8:35 p.m. Sunday, officers from the Normal Police Department were dispatched to the 700 block of S. Golfcrest for a report of shots being fired. Responding units located a vehicle in a parki...
Jul 29, 2019
Isbell Pleads Guilty In Funks Grove Murder
Matthew Isbell, 24, of Marquette Heights pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Monday for his role in the 2017 murder of his friend's mother whose body was found near the Sugar Grove Nature Center. P...
Jul 29, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
NPD Seeks Your Help In Locating Armed Robbery Suspects
On Sunday July 28, 2019, just after 9 p.m., Officers from the Normal Police Department were dispatched to the 200 block of South Linden for an armed robbery that had just occurred. Officers located a ...
Jul 29, 2019
VIDEO: Illinois National Guard Deployment; 400 Soldiers Heading to Afghanistan
Jul 28, 2019
Should the Downtown Old State Farm Building Be Spared?
After failing to secure a buyer for the building that once was the former corporate headquarters of State Farm, a historic landmark in the heart of downtown, company officials decided the building sho...
Jul 28, 2019 Photo courtesy to State Farm
REPORT: New Judge to be Named in Bloomington Fatal Hit-and-Run Case
According to published reports, a new judge will be appointed to the criminal case of Jose D. Rodriguez, 27, of Bloomington--the man accused of driving a van in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Bloomingto...
Jul 26, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Bloomington Nursing Home Cited, Fined
According to a report by the Illinois Department of Public Health, a Bloomington nursing home is being fined $25,000 for failure to respond to a door alarm when a resident left the facility. According...
Jul 26, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
ISU Board Okays $168,000/yr Lease Agreement for Startup Incubator Space at Trail East
The Illinois State University Board of Trustees approved several plans Friday, including a new master's degree program for computer science. The new program will focus on advanced concepts in computer...
Jul 26, 2019
​Attorney General Kwame Raoul Says Affected Consumers Can Now File Claims in Equifax Settlement
Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced affected consumers can now file claims to qualify for payments from the Consumer Restitution Fund established under the historic $600 million settlement wi...
Jul 25, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Jesse White Awards Over $5.6 Million in Adult Literacy Grants
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White awarded over $5.6 million to the Adult Literacy Grant Program to help learners develop and enhance their reading, math, writing and English language ...
Jul 25, 2019
