Trump Picks Top Federal Prosecutor For Central Illinois
Nearly 19 months after taking office, President Donald Trump announced Thursday his nominee to become the top federal prosecutor for the Central District of Illinois.
View Article$27K In Meth Seized In Carlock Traffic Stop
Two men are in custody after Bloomington Police seized $27,000 in meth and other illegal prescription pills during a traffic stop in Carlock.
View ArticleSchock Wants Corruption Trial Moved To Peoria
Former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock is seeking to move his corruption trial from a federal court in Urbana to Peoria.
View ArticleEx-ISU Student Becomes Advocate After Friend Dies in DUI Crash
A new campaign to get drunk drivers off the road hits close to home for a former Illinois State University student.
View ArticleFormer Cop Sues Peoria Over Social Media Posts
A former Peoria police officer who was fired for inappropriate social media use says the posts were protected under the First Amendment.
View ArticleJudge Rejects Attempts To Kill Charges In Coliseum Fraud Case
The lead defendant in the Coliseum fraud case lost two of three rounds in a McLean County courtroom Friday, as a judge rejected attempts to kill the case before trial.
View ArticlePeoria Man Pleads Guilty In Death During Kidnap Of Lottery Winner
A Peoria man has pleaded guilty to murder charges in the death of a man during a kidnapping that authorities say stemmed from trying to steal money from recent lottery winnings.
View ArticleChampaign Settles Lawsuits Against Police For $3.7M
The City of Champaign has approved settling two lawsuits accusing police of wrongdoing for a combined $3.7 million.
View ArticleWisconsin Man Arrested In Bloomington
Bloomington Police have arrested a Wisconsin man in connection with a shooting in Green Bay.
View ArticleBloomington Police Report String of Unlocked Car Thefts
Bloomington Police are reminding drivers to lock their cars following a rash of vehicle thefts.
View ArticleFormer Hudson Cop Claims Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation In Lawsuit
A former Hudson police officer has filed a federal lawsuit against her former boss and the village, claiming they discriminated and retaliated against her.
View ArticleOne Year Later, No End In Sight For Coliseum Fraud Case
It’s been a year since five former U.S. Cellular Coliseum officials were charged with 111 criminal counts —accused of a running a brazen multiyear fraud scheme that stole hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleFatal Crash Shuts Down Interstate 39 Near Hudson
Three people were killed Wednesday in a fiery crash that shut down Interstate 39 north of Bloomington-Normal, authorities said.
View ArticleDad ODs. Can You Sue A Local Drug Dealer?
The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over whether victims of the illegal drug trade can sue dealers.
View ArticleWho Benefits From Video Court?
In 2000, Charles Davidson was arrested the day before the 4th of July for a crime he said he didn’t commit. Urbana Police responded that evening to a complaint of fireworks and came upon Davidson, who...
View ArticleBloomington Police Seek Suspect In Hotel Robbery Attempt
Bloomington Police are looking for the public's help finding the man who tried to rob a hotel at gunpoint.
View Article1 of 3 Victims Identified In I-39 Crash
McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has released the name of one of three people who were killed in a fiery crash that shut down Interstate 39 north of Normal early Wednesday.
View ArticleBloomington PD Takes Man Into Custody After 5-Hour Standoff
A five-hour police standoff in Bloomington ended Sunday with a 3-year-old boy being safely retrieved from a barricaded home and a man being taken into custody.
View ArticleOne Injured In Morning Shooting In West Bloomington
Bloomington Police were out in force Tuesday morning on the city's west side after someone was shot.
View ArticleBrookfield Man Identified In Fatal I-39 Crash
Authorities released the name of a second man killed Sept. 19 in a fiery crash that shut down Interstate 39.
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