McLean County Law and Justice Center closed due to water main break

Posted on January 28, 2019
The McLean County Law and Justice Center in downtown Bloomington was closed Monday due to a water main break. (McLean County Sheriff’s Facebook Page)

 

By WJBC Newsroom

BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Law and Justice Center was closed Monday afternoon due to a water main break.

Sources said no water damage is being reported inside the building, but walkways around the building are icy.

“We’re told water from the main break was seen bubbling between the Lincoln parking deck and the Law and Justice Center,” said WJBC’s Howard Packowitz. “Crews shut down the building because water pressure was so low people couldn’t use the bathroom.”

The Sheriff’s office said anyone that was scheduled to be in court Monday afternoon will be notified by mail of a new court date.

One of those cases called off Monday is a decades old Bloomington murder case. Donlad Whalen wants a new trial after being convicted of killing his father Bill Whalen in 1991 at the former Twenty Grand Tap in downtown Bloomington.

The hearing is scheduled to resume Tuesday.

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