Category Archives: Local News
Clinton Supt.: “I’ve had enough” with Gov. Pritzker new rules without providing support
Nettles says he sat down with the State’s Superintendent two weeks ago to discuss the Governors’ new rules but was ignored. (Photo courtesy: Clinton CUSD 15/Facebook) By Blake Haas CLINTON...
Sep 03, 2021
Threshermen’s Parade this weekend in Pontiac
The parade will follow its traditional route starting just south of the Mill Street bridge and moving around the downtown square. The parade starts at 1:15 p.m. Sunday. (Facebook/Pontiac Area Chamber)...
Sep 03, 2021
State, local fire safety experts push new 10 year battery smoke detector law
The state passed a law in 2017 requiring homes to make the switch to the 10-year battery alarms by the end of 2022. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABC NORMAL – State and local fire safety exper...
Sep 03, 2021
WJBC Laborer of the Year: Ronn Morehead
The Labor Day Parade marches from Front Street in downtown Bloomington to Miller Park on Monday at 10 a.m. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – This year’s WJBC Laborer of ...
Sep 03, 2021
IDOT: “We have to continue to remind people” not to drink and drive
Illinois Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers not to drive drunk over the holiday weekend. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – The message has always been th...
Sep 02, 2021
Local fugitive arrested after 2-day search
Brian Morgan of Hudson. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Sheriff’s Office) By Heart of Illinois ABC HUDSON – A fugitive who’s been on the loose since running from a car crash in rural ...
Sep 02, 2021
MCHD reports over 180K doses of COVID vaccine administered in McLean County
The county reported the new cases on Thursday.(Facebook/Illinois National Guard) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Over 180,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in McLean County, a...
Sep 02, 2021
Carle Health raises minimum wage to $15 per hour
Approximately 4,700 employees will see a pay increase, according to a news release Wednesday. (Facebook/Carle BroMenn Medical Center)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Carle Health, which owns Carle BroMenn ...
Sep 02, 2021
Fugitive who ran from rural Hudson car crash still on the loose
On the sheriff’s department’s Facebook page, police released a new photograph of Brian Morgan, who’s wanted on several warrants in multiple counties. (Facebook/McLean County Sheriff&...
Sep 02, 2021
Missing ISU grad student Jelani Day’s loved ones continue search in Bloomington
Carmen Bolden Day, Jelani’s mother, said she last spoke to him Aug. 23. She said they were planning a family trip for Thanksgiving. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Family m...
Sep 02, 2021
