Category Archives: Local News
Second Democrat in race to unseat Rep. Rodney Davis
Nikki Budzinski is a labor activist, former senior advisor to Gov. JB Pritzker, and most recently worked at the Office of Management and Budget in the Biden Administration. (YouTube/Nikki Budzinski fo...
Aug 25, 2021
NPD: Car theft on the rise
According to Normal Police, car thefts are on the rise. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By Blake Haas NORMAL – Car theft is rising in the twin cities, and a spokesperson for Normal Police says it&...
Aug 24, 2021
Bloomington Gold Corvette show returning to Twin-Cities
Illinois State University President Dr. Terri Goss Kinzey (speaking) joined Normal Mayor Chris Koos, Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe and Bloomington Gold President Guy Larson at a press conference a...
Aug 24, 2021
Central Illinois under a heat advisory through Wednesday
The heat advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle LINCOLN – A heat advisory will go into effect at 1 p.m. Tuesday for all of central Illinois with heat indic...
Aug 24, 2021
Warmer and drier week for Illinois crops
Corn dough reached 85 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 87 percent. Corn dented reached 50 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 47 percent. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr) By USDA ...
Aug 24, 2021
New disaster assistance for residents and businesses in Livingston County and McLean County
To be eligible for this declaration, at least 25 homes and/or business in an Illinois county had to have sustained major uninsured losses of at least 40 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Weather) By HOI ABC...
Aug 24, 2021
Child abuse cases on the rise in Central Illinois; DCFS reports over 25K investigations
The Child Protection Network provides financial resources that support the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Child abus...
Aug 23, 2021
IDOT launching massive construction project on I-57 and I-74
The project is expected to be completed by 2025. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WJBC StaffCHAMPAIGN – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is kicking off Champaign’s new highway...
Aug 23, 2021
Possible incentive to get a COVID booster shot
Dr. Vidya Sundareshan participated in a webinar through University of Illinois Springfield that also included officials of the Illinois and Springfield boards of education. (Facebook/Illinois National...
Aug 23, 2021
McLean County man charged with trying to produce child porn in Chenoa
Curtis Cleary, 32, of Chenoa. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Chenoa man has been arrested after a McLean County Grand Jury indicted him on felony charges of attempted producti...
Aug 23, 2021
