After more than 1,000 protesters gathered at the McLean County Law and Justice Center, the McLean County Health Department Administrator warns of a spike of COVID-19 cases within the next two weeks.… MORE
Category Archives: Coronavirus
MCHD announces 11th COVID-19 death; countywide total increases to 212
McLean County health officials announced another McLean County resident has died due to COVID-19. Officials also announced two new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the county total to 212. … MORE
MCHD Administrator: “They could potentially do more than 250” at McLean County testing site
When Reditus assumes testing responsibility from the Illinois National Guard at the McLean County Fairgrounds, the sky may be the limit. … MORE
COVID-19 testing stays local as National Guard moves on
The Illinois National Guard will be packing up at the McLean County Fairgrounds Friday but the drive thru testing site is staying put.… MORE
MCHD announces three more COVID-19 deaths
Three more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19, marking nine Coronavirus deaths in the county.… MORE
Local health officials announce five new cases of COVID-19
McLean County Health officials announced five new cases of COVID-19, moving the countywide total to 194.… MORE
COVID-19 antibody and nasal swab testing site opens in Bloomington
A coronavirus antibody and nasal swab testing site opened on Monday, furthering the effort to flatten the curve in Central Illinois.… MORE
MCHD announces 17 new cases; countywide total surges to 187
Local Coronavirus numbers continue to grow as health officials announce 17 new cases, surging the county total to 187. … MORE
UPDATE: MCHD announces 36 of 161 cases are from local long-term care facility
In what is the most significant increase in one day since theCoronavirus pandemic began, McLean County Health officials announced 25 new cases of COVID-19. Officials also announced a fourth McLean County resident has died from COVID-19.… MORE
Analysis shows outside of Chicago area, most COVID-19 deaths are in nursing homes
An independent analysis of the state’s COVID-19 data found a significant difference in the numbers of COVID-19-related deaths in the Chicago area compared with the rest of the state.… MORE
Blogs
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…
Everyone counts and you could make the difference
By Mike Matejka How many federal dollars will there be for road repairs? To feed hungry families? How many Illinois representatives will there be in Congress? Are Illinois communities going to get their fair share? There’s only one way to ensure our community gets treated properly – answer the census. The every ten year U.S. census,…
Reactions to the “A Community in Conflict” exhibit
By Mike Matejka Every community has its home-town pride; Bloomington-Normal is proud to claim Steak n’ Shake and MASH TV star McLean Stevenson. We’ve also had a moment of contention and conflict. Sometimes these are uplifting stories of human progress. At other times, they cause us to shake our heads and wonder why. The McLean…
WJBC Voices: Let’s build the Normal underpass
With winter upon us, consider what it takes to catch a northbound train at Amtrak’s Normal Uptown Station.