Category Archives: Local News
Bloomington City Council member to resign
Bloomington City Council member Jamie Mathy. (WJBC file photo)By A.J. HarrisBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Ward 1 City Council member and mayor pro tem, Jamie Mathy will resign his position, effectiv...
Mar 29, 2022
ISU union workers authorize bargaining to call a strike
A majority of members of AFSCME 1110 authorize a strike Monday.(25 News/Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCUniversity administrators released a statement after American State County and Mun...
Mar 28, 2022
Local food trucks raises prices due to high gas, food prices
Williams said he's never had to change his prices since starting the food truck until now. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Higher gas prices are taking a bite ou...
Mar 24, 2022
Unlike Unit 5, District 87 is not looking to make cuts
Dr. Barry Reilly spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Unlike Unit 5, District 87 is not looking to downsize its bottom line next school ye...
Mar 24, 2022
Local nonprofit CEO reports a ‘housing crisis’ for those with low income in McLean County
Matt Burgess, CEO of Home Sweet Home Ministries spoke with WJBC’s Todd Wineburner. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – According to a CEO of a local nonprofit, the twin ci...
Mar 24, 2022
Bloomington Telecommunicator honored for helping a caller deliver a baby
Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington (left) awarded Bloomington Telecommunicator Sarah (middle) with a certificate and a Stork pin. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON &...
Mar 24, 2022
McLean County Museum of History awarded Superiority Achievement
The full series can be viewed for free on the museum’s YouTube Channel. (Photo Courtesy of McLean County Museum of History)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON-The McLean County Museum of History (MCMH) has...
Mar 24, 2022
Some Illinois lawmakers want to sweeten the pot to become a volunteer firefighter
State Sen. Christopher Belt (D-Swansea). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It seems like serving on a volunteer fire department is something more people did in Ye Olde Tymes. Now, people...
Mar 24, 2022
Strike authorization vote Friday for hundreds of union workers at ISU
Neither side is providing specifics about wage proposals, although the university created a website about the status of negotiations. (Facebook/Bone Student Center)By HOI ABCNORMAL – The union r...
Mar 24, 2022
McLean County GOP sees as ‘petty’ efforts by Dems to force 5 candidates off June primary ballot
An electoral board composed of representatives from the county clerk's office, the circuit clerk's office, and the state's attorney's office – all run by Republicans – are scheduled to con...
Mar 24, 2022
