Category Archives: Local News
Unit 5 considers cuts, referendum to reduce massive deficit
Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle (left) and School Board President Amy Roser (right). (Vimeo) By HOI ABCNORMAL – The Unit 5 School Board will vote next week on staff recommendations to cut p...
Mar 03, 2022
Bloomington piano teacher to see bench trial in next child pornography case
Aaron Parlier remains behind bars in McLean County. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail/HOI-ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington piano teacher convicted and sentenced for as...
Mar 02, 2022
Sen. Durbin to oversee Supreme Court testimony questioning
Sen. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ Senior Senator is charring a committee set to question President Biden’s Supreme Court nomination.S...
Mar 02, 2022
Masks no longer required in Illinois schools
Unit 5 Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle says students and staff should feel comfortable wearing a mask if they wish to do so. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Masks are no longer required...
Mar 02, 2022
Illinois State Fair announces six acts for grandstand lineup
The Illinois State Fair runs Aug. 11-21. (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Fair is announcing part of the grandstand concert lineup.Some of the acts scheduled for the...
Mar 02, 2022
ISP: Protecting peaceful protest and public safety as convoys head into Illinois
ISP urges the public to use travel apps that show up to the minute traffic updates to help avoid congestion around the convoys. (Facebook/Illinois State Police)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – State Po...
Mar 02, 2022
UPDATE: 4-year-old boy home safe after being rescued from lake by officers
Three Pekin Police officers risked their own lives to save another at Pekin's Meyers Lake Monday evening, after they saw the boy fall into the water and get trapped beneath the ice. (Photo courtesy: W...
Mar 01, 2022
Founder of Monical’s Pizza passes away
Monical’s Pizza, founded by Ralph Monical, in 1959, continues to be a staple across the Midwest. (Photo courtesy: Monical’s Pizza Tolono/Facebook) By Blake HaasTOLONO – Ralph Monical...
Mar 01, 2022
Mask mandate lifted in Illinois
Gov. Pritzker spoke Monday during an event at Navy Pier in Chicago. (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioCHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker celebrated the end of the state’s mask mandate with a stop by Na...
Mar 01, 2022
Bloomington City Council approves contract for automatic license plate readers
The city will pay Flock Safety $32,500 the first year, and $27,500 the second year of the contract. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police will soon have the technology offi...
Mar 01, 2022
