Category Archives: Local News
Global candymaker Ferrero North America set to announce another Bloomington expansion
Ground was broken last October on a $75 million chocolate processing plant on Beich Road in Bloomington, with expectations the company will hire 50 more workers. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCBLOO...
Jun 10, 2022
Child ID’d in a crash last Friday in Shirley
Police report the investigation is ongoing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By AJ HarrisBLOOMINGTON – The crash that caused the death of an Earlville woman has claimed another life, this time of a c...
Jun 07, 2022
MCHD: Data suggest McLean County is at a high COVID-19 community level
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight spoke with WJBC’s Neil Doyle. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – An uptick in cases of COVID-19 is puttin...
Jun 07, 2022
Posen man facing charges in McLean County for alleged involvement in pawn shop robbery
Terrance Jones, 38, of Posen, Illinois. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A 34-year-old Posen, Illinois, man is behind bars in McLean County for his alleged involvem...
Jun 07, 2022
Two major cash crops in Illinois much closer to normal progress now
Corn planted reached 95 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 89 percent. Soybeans planted reached 88 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 78 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)By USDA...
Jun 07, 2022
Former McLean County high school teacher gets county jail time for grooming student
Brandon Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy. (Facebook/LeRoy IL Police Department)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A former LeRoy High School teacher, who pleaded guilty to grooming a student, will spend some time in...
Jun 07, 2022
Leah Marlene’s homecoming well worth the cost, says Normal’s spokesperson
Normal Mayor Chris Koos and Leah Marlene. (Neil Doyle/WJBC)By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Normal's government is finding out the cost to taxpayers for American Idol finalist Leah Marlene's ho...
Jun 06, 2022
BPD allegedly finds a man with meth after tearing down a bathroom door at Green Top Grocery
The investigation remains ongoing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man faces drug charges in McLean County after police allegedly tore down a bathroom door a...
Jun 06, 2022
New finance lab at IWU teaching the next generations the in’s and out’s of Wall Street
Gregg (right) and his wife Kari (left) Yess donation made the new lab possible. (Photo courtesy: Illinois Wesleyan University) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The next generation of investors can now...
Jun 06, 2022
State Board of Elections launching new voting measure for those with disabilities
The option is available for the June 28 primary election. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas and IISBLOOMINGTON – The State Board of Elections is launching a new effort to make it easier ...
Jun 02, 2022
