Category Archives: Local News
Travel at CIRA has been mostly leisure
Central Illinois Regional Airport deputy director of marketing Fran Strebing says passenger traffic last month was at 88% of what it was in 2019. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Eve...
Oct 20, 2021
Day two of trial against Ex-Pekin Piano teacher ends
Aaron Parlier, center, a former Bloomington piano teacher charged with 38 sex crimes, arrives for his bench trial in McLean County Court, Monday, Oct. 18, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Pool) By Heart of Illi...
Oct 19, 2021
Multi-million dollar verdict returned against hospital for local woman’s cancer death
Linda Smith died in March 2019. (Photo courtesy: Ginzkey Law Office) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A McLean County jury has ordered the former owner of a Twin-Cities hospital to pay $9....
Oct 19, 2021
Jelani Day laid to rest: “We want closure for this family”
Day was reported missing on August 25th, and his body was recovered from the Illinois River on September 4th. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Blake HaasDANVILLE – Illinois State University graduate ...
Oct 19, 2021
One man dead and five injured in early Tuesday fire
Both Normal and Bloomington Fire Departments battled the blazes. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – One person is dead after an apartment fire in Bloomington late Monday night....
Oct 19, 2021
COVID-19 booster shots locally
The McLean County Health Department is offering booster shots at their office and during vaccine clinics around the area. (Facebook/McLean County Health Department)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The...
Oct 18, 2021
Illinois gas prices drop slightly over the week
The national average is up almost three cents per gallon over the past week, averaging $3.30. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Gas prices in Illinois are still high, averaging $3.41 a...
Oct 18, 2021
Bloomington-Normal housing market on the rise thanks to Rivian, Ferrero workers
Right now, the average price for a two bedroom, two bath home ranges from $100,000 to $150,000 in the McLean County area. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-Normal’s hou...
Oct 18, 2021
Jail inmates lose computer privileges in clash between GOP sheriff, County Board Democrats
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Inmates’ use of computer tablets at the McLean County Jail has become the subject of a...
Oct 16, 2021
Sydney Mays gets three life sentences for ‘callous’ 2018 triple murder
Sydney Mays Jr. of Bloomington, listens to charges filed against him at the Law and Justice Cener Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. He faces charges that he murdered Nate Pena, Corey Jackson and Juan Carlos Pere...
Oct 15, 2021
