Category Archives: Local News
ISU Homecoming Parade this weekend
The parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday and steps off at the corner of College Avenue and University Street. (Facebook/Illinois State University)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – The annual Illinois State Uni...
Oct 15, 2021
OSF Healthcare holds blessing for new cancer center ahead of Monday opening
Fulton also hopes that the new technology - along with the facility's location - will allow more patients to be treated locally. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMI...
Oct 14, 2021
MCHD Administrator asking tailgaters to social distance during ISU’s Homecoming
The parade steps off at 10 a.m., with the football game kicking off at 2 p.m. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s top health leader has a message for tho...
Oct 14, 2021 (Photo courtesy: File)
MCHD reports two more COVID-19 deaths; rolling positivity rate down to 2.2%
Local health officials report 277 McLean County residents remain in home isolation.(Facebook/Reditus Laboratories)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Two more McLean County residents have died from COVID...
Oct 14, 2021
Bus driver shortage across the nation
Unit 5 Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Many school districts are looking for more bus drivers, and that includes Un...
Oct 14, 2021 (Photo courtesy: Pixabay/File)
Ferrero breaks ground on first-ever production center in United States
The ground breaking ceremony was held Wednesday at Fererro’s facility in Bloomington. (Twiiter/Mark Denzler)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Ferrero Group has broken ground on the company's first c...
Oct 14, 2021
LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the death of ISU Graduate student
Day was reported missing on August 25th, and his body was recovered from the Illinois River on September 4th. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Blake HaasLASALLE COUNTY – The investigation into the d...
Oct 13, 2021
OSF PromptCare offering drive-through flu shot clinics in Bloomington
Shots will be given under the canopy at the entrance of Eastland Medical Plaza II (Building B), on the campus of OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy Flickr/USACEEuropeDis)By ...
Oct 13, 2021
Illinois farmers are closer to completing the harvest
Corn harvested reached 55 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 46 percent. (WJBC file photo) By USDA(Weekly Progress Report)There were 4.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending Oct...
Oct 13, 2021
Portillo’s hopes to raise $405 million from IPO, add 100s of new restaurants
Portillo’s founder Dick Portillo stands in front of a replica of The Dog House, which he ran in the Chicago suburb of Villa Park starting in 1963. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinoi...
Oct 12, 2021
