Category Archives: Local News
Normal Police reveal policy for use of license plate reading cameras
The council is expected to vote on buying the cameras and adopting the policy at its July 18 meeting. (Photo Courtesy of Flock Safety and Town of Normal)By HOI ABCNORMAL (Heart of Illinois ABC) –...
Jul 05, 2022
Illinois gas prices continue plunge through July 4 weekend
On the national stage, gas is has fallen 10.4 cents over the past week, averaging $4.78 a gallon.(WJBC File Photo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – Gas prices continue to drop across the state as the l...
Jul 05, 2022
Vehicles, apartment damaged after early morning fire Monday in Bloomington
Fire investigators are trying to determine what caused the blaze. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – An early morning fire Monday left three vehicles and an apartment building damaged in B...
Jul 05, 2022
Caterpillar lab near Peoria is home to the quietest room in Illinois
David Copley, a senior engineering specialist at the company's Mossville, Ill., facility, says the idea is that the equipment is easier to use when his team applies "quiet" technology to it. (Dave Dah...
Jul 05, 2022
Sewage cleaning leads to lane reductions for the Town of Normal next week
All of the work is expected to be completed by 5 p.m., on Wednesday, July 6, weather permitting. (WJBC File Photo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – Beginning at 6:00 a.m., on Tuesday, July 5, there wil...
Jul 01, 2022
Normal Police officer recognized for helping families of fallen officers
Normal Police Chief Steve Petrilli (left) presents Chad Bock (right) with a Meritorious Police Service Award. (Normal Police Department photo) By HOI ABCNORMAL – A police officer in Normal is be...
Jul 01, 2022
Leah Marlene announces hometown concert at The Corn Crib
Leah Marlene will be hosting a concert at The Corn Crib August 27. (Facebook/Leah Marlene)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Normal native Leah Marlene is making a return to the Twin-Cities for a hometown co...
Jun 30, 2022
Half-century in prison for Bloomington man convicted of 2018 homicide
McLean County Judge Casey Costigan gave Thornton 25 years for murder and 25 more years for using a gun to commit the crime. Thornton's attorney plans to appeal, claiming his client is too young for an...
Jun 29, 2022
Bailey to face Pritzker in the race to be the next governor of Illinois
State Sen. Darren Bailey (left) and Gov. JB Pritzker. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) beat six candidates in Tuesday’s primary electio...
Jun 29, 2022
Heartland Community College breaks ground on $23M ag building
College officials hope to have the building completed in the fall of 2023. (Photo courtesy: Steve Fast/Heartland Community College) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Ground has been broken on th...
Jun 28, 2022
