Category Archives: News
Recall on Frozen Beef Patties Shipped to Schools Nationwide
A company has recalled frozen beef patties that were shipped to schools across the country "due to possible foreign matter contamination," according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety...
Apr 04, 2019
Opening Statements in Zimmerman Trial Set for Monday
Opening statements in the he murder trial of a Kirk Zimmerman will begin Monday morning in the McLean County Courthouse in Bloomington. The jury and 4 alternate jurors have been selected. The trial is...
Apr 04, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Teen Found In Kentucky Claims To Be Missing Illinois Boy
Police say a teenage boy found in Kentucky is claiming to be Timmothy Pitzen, an Illinois boy who disappeared in 2011. The boy told police in Newport yesterday he was able to escape his captors and ru...
Apr 04, 2019
Illinois Lawmakers Lower Age To Stay Home Alone
Some tweens may soon be able to stay home alone in Illinois. Lawmakers in Springfield yesterday approved a plan to lower the age to stay home from 14 down to 12. State Rep Joe Sosnowski said right now...
Apr 04, 2019
Bill Would Start College Savings Accounts For All Illinois Newborns
The Illinois House is proposing a measure that would automatically start a college savings account for every child born or adopted in Illinois. The bill passed yesterday despite strong opposition from...
Apr 04, 2019
House Advances Bill To Bar Local Right-To-Work Laws
A bill is advancing in the Illinois House that would bar local right-to-work laws. Such laws prohibit employers from requiring workers to join a labor union as a condition of employment. The House pas...
Apr 04, 2019
Investigators Rule Normal House Fire Was Accident
Investigators have ruled that a fire in Normal was accidental. Officials announced yesterday that the blaze that broke out in the 100-block of East Irving Street Sunday evening originated in a wall sp...
Apr 04, 2019
Tailgating Not Allowed For Chesney Concert
Tailgating is not being allowed for an upcoming concert in Champaign. The State Farm Center is hosting Kenny Chesney on Friday. Chesney's fans are known for tailgating before the show starts. There wi...
Apr 04, 2019 Lunchbox LP / CC
BPD: 3 Shot and One Dead in East Side Incident
One man is dead and two others are in critical condition at area hospitals after gun shots were fired on Bloomingotn's east side last night. Bloomington Police tell us 26-year-old Nathanial Caldwell w...
Apr 03, 2019
Jury Chosen In Zimmerman Murder Case
A 12-person jury is in place for the murder trial of Kirk Zimmerman. Ten men and two women were chosen yesterday to serve as jurors after 42 people were questioned over two days. Selection of the four...
Apr 03, 2019 Blogtrepreneur / CC
