Zimmerman Hearing Thursday To Deal With Other Potential Crimes
Last month at a hearing Judge Scott Drazewski told both sides he would like to be ready to set a trial date for Kirk Zimmerman at the hearing coming up Thursday.
View ArticleEast-Side Gunfire Leads To 40-Year Prison Sentence
A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison Tuesday for opening fire on a rival on Bloomington’s east side—a shooting that put several nearby vehicles and a store in the crossfire.
View ArticleLandlord v. Tenant: Judge Tries To Balance Compassion With The Law
McLean County Circuit Court Judge David Butler signs dozens of orders of evictions each year as the judge who hears the bulk of landlord tenant cases for the county. He said it is rarely easy. "When...
View ArticleSorensen Gets Year In Prison For Defrauding State Farm
Former McLean County Board chair Matt Sorensen was sentenced Tuesday to a year in federal prison for his role in a billing-fraud scheme against his State Farm, the final chapter in a stunning fall for...
View ArticleNCHS Students Kneel During Anthem At Homecoming Event
Professional football players aren't the only ones taking a knee during the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
View ArticleFacebook Live Video Cues Normal Police To Apparent Fight
Police in Normal said Sunday that a social media user alerted them to an early morning Facebook Live video broadcast of an apparent fight involving three women.
View ArticleMan Killed In Overnight Crash Near Bloomington
A 19-year-old Bloomington man was killed and another injured early Saturday in a single-vehicle crash near Downs.
View ArticleMcLean County Could Sue Big Pharma For Opioid-Heroin Epidemic
McLean County could join the growing list of state and local governments suing big pharmaceutical companies for distribution practices that they say contributed to the opioid crisis.
View ArticleSuspect Convictions Episode 4: True-Crime Experts Give Case Fresh Look
GLT is partnering with the true crime podcast Suspect Convictions to explore the 1998 murder of 3-year-old Bloomington girl Christina McNeil.
View ArticleGrant To Fund DNA Testing For Illinois Innocence Project
The Illinois Innocence Project based at the University of Illinois Springfield has received a grant for DNA testing to help exonerate wrongfully convicted inmates.
View ArticleLawsuit: City Owes Indicted Coliseum Managers For Unpaid Commissions
The former manager of the U.S. Cellular Coliseum who’s accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from Bloomington taxpayers has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he’s owed...
View ArticleSexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Rutherford Dismissed
A sexual harassment lawsuit that derailed the political career of former state Treasurer Dan Rutherford has been dismissed in federal court in Chicago.
View ArticleEx-County Board Chair Sorensen Reports To Prison Monday
Former McLean County Board chair Matt Sorensen is expected to report to federal prison Monday to begin serving his one-year sentence for defrauding State Farm and one of its consultants.
View ArticleSuspect Convictions Episode 5: How Did Misook Become A Killer?
GLT is partnering with the true crime podcast Suspect Convictions to explore the 1998 murder of 3-year-old Bloomington girl Christina McNeil.
View ArticleBloomington Police: 4 Gunfire Reports In Past Week
UPDATED 2 p.m. | Bloomington Police are investigating four reports of gunfire in just the past week.
View ArticlePolice And Race Top Concerns On ACLU Listening Tour
The head of the ACLU of Illinois says racially imbalanced police enforcement is a problem statewide.
View ArticlePolice Investigate Fatal Stabbing At Bloomington Mobile Home Park
Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a 21-year-old man at a south Bloomington mobile home park.
View ArticleBill Yoder To Run For Fitzgerald's Circuit Judge Vacancy
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Bill Yoder will seek election for the resident circuit judge spot being vacated by Chief Judge Kevin Fitzgerald.
View ArticlePolice Find Teen Driver After Hit-And-Run Injures Child
Police say they have found the teenage driver who allegedly injured an 8-year-old during a hit-and-run accident Friday afternoon on Bloomington's west side.
View ArticleMayor: All Chicago Patrol Officers Now Have Body Cameras
The Chicago Police Department says all patrol officers are now equipped with body cameras.
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