Category Archives: Local News
Annual music festival returns to Uptown Normal
Make Music Normal runs Friday from 5-10pm and Saturday from 1-10pm in Uptown Normal. The event is for all ages and free to attend. (Facebook/Uptown Normal)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Make Music Normal...
Sep 09, 2021
Liquor sales to be allowed at publicly-owned Normal Theater and outdoor events in Uptown
The theater will still have to go through the process of actually applying for a liquor license, which also has to receive council approval. (Facebook/Normal Theater)By HOI ABCNORMAL – The Norma...
Sep 08, 2021
Former Illinois Sen. Adlai Stevenson III dies at age 90
Stevenson represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1970 to 1981. (Photo courtesy McLean County Museum of History)By HOI ABCCHICAGO – Former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III, whose family has...
Sep 08, 2021
MCHD reports four COVID-related deaths as twin-city hospitals near capacity
McLean County Health Officials reported the new cases on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Reditus Labs/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Four more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 complica...
Sep 07, 2021
Lexington woman killed on I-55 after being hit by semi
Illinois State Police report the accident occurred on Sunday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasMCLEAN COUNTY – A Lexington woman is dead after being hit by a semi-truck tractor on Interst...
Sep 07, 2021
Planning for the annual Bed Blitz is underway
Over 120 beds were given away in 2019. (Photo courtesy West Bloomington Revitalization Project)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – After a year off due to COVID, volunteers with the West Bloomington Revi...
Sep 07, 2021
Gas prices remain unchanged across the state
GasBuddy price reports show the cheapest station in Illinois is priced at $2.88 while the most expensive is $4.29. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Illinois gas prices are unchanged i...
Sep 07, 2021
Search for missing ISU student continues after unidentified body is found
Bloomington Police have asked people not to speculate on the investigation. (Photo Bloomington Police Department)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – ISU graduate student Jelani Day was reported missing unde...
Sep 07, 2021
Carle Health raises minimum wage to $15 per hour
Approximately 4,700 employees will see a pay increase, according to a news release Wednesday. (Facebook/Carle BroMenn Medical Center)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Carle Health, which owns Carle BroMenn ...
Sep 02, 2021
Fugitive who ran from rural Hudson car crash still on the loose
On the sheriff’s department’s Facebook page, police released a new photograph of Brian Morgan, who’s wanted on several warrants in multiple counties. (Facebook/McLean County Sheriff&...
Sep 02, 2021
