Category Archives: Local News
Local George Floyd mural dedicated as Bloomington arts commission discussions continue
Mural artist Bruce Clark delicately balanced remembering Floyd while also elevating younger voices. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington City ...
Oct 20, 2020
Normal council backs trail extension partially funded by gas taxes
Nord said residents were promised motor fuel tax dollars would be spent only for road improvements. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – The Normal Town Counci...
Oct 20, 2020
Travel back on the rise despite COVID-19
Tim Davis with Direct Travel reports travel is on the rise despite the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy: Central Illinois Regional Airport/Facebook)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – According to a Ce...
Oct 20, 2020
November General Election two weeks away
Election day is November 3. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The 2020 Presidential Election is right around the coroner, but many are wondering will we have a clear winner by No...
Oct 20, 2020
MCHD reports 31st COVID-related death
The McLean County Health Department says there are 15 people currently hospitalized and 264 are isolating at home. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A woman in her 90s has died f...
Oct 20, 2020
Bloomington woman receives 23 years in prison for fatal stabbing
Leila Jackon, 22, of Bloomington (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman, who fatally stabbed a man in the heart two years ago, was sentence...
Oct 19, 2020
Local lawmaker says it could take weeks before election results are in
State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Normal). (Photo courtesy: Scott Miller/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – With more than 27 million votes cast by mail due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one state lawmaker...
Oct 19, 2020
Unit 5 students return to in-person learning
Unit 5 Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle. (Photo Unit 5)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Unit 5 preschool, kindergarten through second graders and sixth through ninth graders returned to in...
Oct 19, 2020
Red Flag Warning across Central Illinois
The National Weather Service says the greatest threat is between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. (Twitter/NWS Lincoln IL) By Neil DoyleLINCOLN – The National Weather Service is again warning that there ...
Oct 17, 2020
Meet the acting director of IDES
Kristin Richards, acting director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – What was she thinking?After the pandemic swamped the phone sy...
Oct 17, 2020
