Category Archives: Local News
ISU starts ‘contingency planning’ after union workers file 10-day intent to strike notice
Another bargaining session is scheduled for Friday. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCNORMAL – Illinois State University says the union's filing of a 10-day intent to strike notice is a "disappo...
Apr 08, 2022
Aaron Rossi pleads not guilty to tax fraud charges
Aaron Rossi (right) appeared in court on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC PEORIA – Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of tax fraud.The ...
Apr 07, 2022
Bloomington man finds out he’s a victim of ‘fertility fraud’
Illinois may get its own law addressing "fertility fraud" – when, for example, a doctor inseminates a patient with his own sperm. (Photo courtesy: Shutterstock) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – ...
Apr 07, 2022
Fertilizer prices hit record levels amid the war in Ukraine
Curt Kimmel, Owner of Bates Commodities in Normal spoke with WJBC’s Blake Haas. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Amid an invasion of Ukraine, farmers across Illinois ...
Apr 07, 2022
City of Bloomington Parks and Rec Summer registration begins April 13
The City of Bloomington's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department will have Summer Registration open for Bloomington residents beginning April 13th beginning at 5:00 AM. (Bloomington Parks and ...
Apr 07, 2022
$250,000 donated to Bloomington community center in honor of Willie Brown
State Farm held a special ceremony Wednesday, looking back on the life of former executive Willie Brown. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A quarter of a million dollars is going t...
Apr 07, 2022
ISU to be featured on Amazon Prime show ‘The College Tour’
ISU's episode will kick off season six and the show is slated to air on Amazon Prime video in November. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCNORMAL – A TV show highlighting colleges across the country has...
Apr 07, 2022
Governor signs bill granting teachers unlimited paid sick leave for COVID
Gov. JB Pritzker signed the bill into law Tuesday during a news conference at the Capitol. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Unlimited sick time for covid-related reasons, a new law Gov....
Apr 06, 2022
Social media postings of a Springfield police officer have gotten the attention of Illinois lawmakers
Officer Aaron Nichols resigned Tuesday, rather than sit for an interview with the Springfield Police Department's internal affairs division. It's alleged that – behind screen names – he sp...
Apr 06, 2022
State Senate committee gets an update on the nursing shortage
Senators also heard about nursing schools which claim there's no money to offer higher salaries. (Photo courtesy Flickr)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When senators convened a hearing into the nursin...
Apr 05, 2022
