New indictments handed up for alleged cop killer arrested last year near Lincoln
ROCKFORD (WEEK) – A Springfield man faces additional federal charges more than a year after he allegedly shot-to-death a police officer in Rockford…
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McLean County Sheriff blasts Black Lives Matter for bailing out looters, other jail inmates
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is lashing out at the Bloomington-Normal chapter of Black Lives Matter for teaming with…
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Normal’s vacant Connect Transit board seat filled in what mayor calls ‘political hot potato’
NORMAL (WEEK) – Political divisions on the Normal Town Council were evident Monday night as Mayor Chris Koos made a much-anticipated appointment to…
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East Peoria’s Mayor: Two juveniles captured in “smash and grab” gun theft
EAST PEORIA (WEEK) – Two juveniles were taken into police custody Friday, one of them caught by a citizen, for allegedly stealing a pair of handguns…
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Galesburg man rescued after riding mower slides into retention pond
GALESBURG (WEEK) – Good Samaritans came to the aid of a man in Galesburg Friday after his riding mower slid down a hill and rolled on top of him in a…
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Fire causes estimated $300K damage to OSF Cardiovascular Institute
UPDATE (9:25 p.m.) – The Peoria Fire Department said Thursday evening’s fire at OSF Cardiovascular Institute was “accidental in nature.” PEORIA…
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Peoria man dies after fall from scaffolding
PEORIA (WEEK) – A painter who fell to his death from a scaffolding has been identified as a 62-year old Peoria man. Peoria County Coroner Jamie…
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Bloomington shooting suspect arrested in Tennessee
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – A month-long search for a Bloomington shooting suspect has ended in Nashville, Tennessee. That’s where the U.S. Marshal’s…
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State Farm, McLean County governments aim to prevent property tax disputes
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – Several McLean County taxing bodies are being asked to extend a 10-year old agreement with State Farm Insurance to avoid future…
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Convicted killer Whalen held without bond for domestic violence
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – A Bloomington man, convicted of killing his father in 1991, will remain in the McLean County Jail for at least another week in a…
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