Category Archives: Local News
OSF Healthcare holds blessing for new cancer center ahead of Monday opening
Fulton also hopes that the new technology - along with the facility's location - will allow more patients to be treated locally. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMI...
Oct 14, 2021
MCHD Administrator asking tailgaters to social distance during ISU’s Homecoming
The parade steps off at 10 a.m., with the football game kicking off at 2 p.m. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s top health leader has a message for tho...
Oct 14, 2021
OSF PromptCare offering drive-through flu shot clinics in Bloomington
Shots will be given under the canopy at the entrance of Eastland Medical Plaza II (Building B), on the campus of OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy Flickr/USACEEuropeDis)By ...
Oct 13, 2021
Illinois farmers are closer to completing the harvest
Corn harvested reached 55 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 46 percent. (WJBC file photo) By USDA(Weekly Progress Report)There were 4.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending Oct...
Oct 13, 2021
Portillo’s hopes to raise $405 million from IPO, add 100s of new restaurants
Portillo’s founder Dick Portillo stands in front of a replica of The Dog House, which he ran in the Chicago suburb of Villa Park starting in 1963. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinoi...
Oct 12, 2021
Heyworth to close elementary school due to uptick in positive COVID-19 cases
The school district made the announcement on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Heyworth School District/Facebook) By Blake HaasHEYWORTH – Due to rising cases in COVID-19 in the Heyworth School District,...
Oct 12, 2021
Beer Nuts moving salty snacks online; shuttering company store
The factory store has been closed since last March. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Due to the pandemic, Beer Nuts will not reopen their company store but move the salty s...
Oct 12, 2021
Two Central Illinoisans arrested after high-speed chase in McLean County
Authorities report Nathan Rich, allegedly led police on a high-speed chase. (Photo courtesy: LeRoy Police) By Blake HaasLEROY – Two people from Central Illinois face charges after a high-speed c...
Oct 12, 2021
ISU celebrating 100 years of homecoming
Other information about events throughout the week can be found here. (Twitter/Illinois State University Homecoming)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Illinois State University is celebrating 100 years of ho...
Oct 12, 2021
Decades-old unsolved murder weighs heavily on Bloomington’s new police chief
Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington's new police chief revealed more about his background Monday while speaking publicly for th...
Oct 12, 2021
