Category Archives: Headlines
Lawmakers heading back to Springfield for lame-duck session
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – For the first time in almost eight months, that old gang is coming back to Spring...
Jan 05, 2021
Normal Council Member roots for local restaurant charged with COVID-19 violations
At Monday night's council meeting, council member Stan Nord said the bar owners were following the law, just not all of Pritzker's recommendations. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of ...
Jan 05, 2021
Health officials report 12 more COVID-19 deaths; 299 new cases
The McLean County Health Department reported 12 more COVID-related deaths on Monday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department reports 12 more people...
Jan 04, 2021
MCHD reports 110 new cases of COVID-19
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight reports110 more McLean County residents tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – McLean ...
Dec 31, 2020
McLean County surpasses 100 COVID-related deaths
MCHD reports while the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered last week, around 1,600 front-line healthcare workers have received their first dose.(Facebook/Reditus Laboratories)By Blak...
Dec 30, 2020
MCHD reports 237 new cases of COVID-19
The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered on Friday, Dec. 18. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Health Department) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Health officials report ...
Dec 21, 2020
Travel could soon be on the rise thanks to the COVID-19 vaccine
Tim Davis of Direct Travel says travel is back on the rise. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Burmarrad Mark Camenzuli) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – With the first COVID-19 vaccines administered this week, ...
Dec 18, 2020
Free on-campus COVID testing available next month for ISU employees
Starting January 4, ISU will use antigen tests as the primary COVID-19 asymptomatic testing method to speed-up obtaining test results. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL ̵...
Dec 18, 2020 Watterson Towers, located on Illinois State Universities campus in Normal, IL. (Photo courtesy: File)
Financial Advisor: Economy could see boom thanks to COVID-19 vaccine
John Ruedi with Savant Capital Management joined WJBC's Marc Strauss on the Midday Show to talk about the markets and Coronavirus. (Photo courtesy: Savant Capital Management) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON...
Dec 16, 2020
Four more McLean County residents die from COVID-19
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight reports 133 more McLean County residents have tested positive for COVID-19. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON –...
Dec 11, 2020
