McLean County Incarcerated Stories
Stats from the McLean County Jail, accurate as of May 19th, 2022:
Jail population: 203
Proportions by gender:are female: 24are male: 179
Proportions by race:Black: 103Other Minorities:...
How Much Process is Due Councilman Zach Oyler?
“We look forward to our day in court and people should not be so quick to rush to judgment,” Councilman Zach Oyler's attorney, Rob...
McLean County Board Threatens 1st Amendment
After months of nonviolent, constitutionally protected demonstrations in support of Black Liberation, some members of McLean County government are getting fed up with people’s...
Local Fascist Owned by Zoomers
Local Neo-fascist Jon Reed thought he was just going to slide into an elected position on the District 87 School Board. That was before...
LETTER: No vote for Scott Preston
This letter originally appeared in The Pantagraph on October 22, 2022.
Scott Preston is running for the state legislature to represent the 91st District. Preston...
Beth Akeson’s Broken Windows Problem
At-Large City Councilperson Beth Akeson (who is running for reelection to Peoria City Council) has a problem, a problem specifically with Broken Windows. At...
Aaron Schocks No One Upon Exit from Glass Closet
What almost everyone in Central Illinois knew for the last fifteen years, is finally out in the open. Aaron Schock is gay.
In other breaking...
Records Show NO Need for McLean County Sheriff SWAT Team
So, how often are Sheriff’s Deputies requesting SWAT assistance from BPD or any SWAT team in the area?
After a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)...
CALL TO ACTION: Demand Accountability from the Sheriff
I recently discovered that additional cases of COVID-19 in the McLean County Jail occurred back in late November. Since the story broke, there has...
Don Knapp Unqualified to Be A Judge
McLean County State's Attorney Should Not Be a Judge
McLean County State's Attorney Donald Knapp is running in the Republican Primary to be a judge...
