Category Archives: Local News
High school football venue to be renamed for longtime coach
Unit 5 says any costs for the change will come from private donations. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC NORMAL – Normal Community High School is honoring a longtime coach by naming the football fiel...
Jul 22, 2021
Threshermen’s Parade planning full steam ahead
The Threshermen’s Parade is scheduled for Labor Day weekend. (Facebook/Pontiac Thresherman’s Reunion) By WJBC Staff PONTIAC – Pontiac Mayor Bill Alvey says plans are moving forward f...
Jul 22, 2021
Catholic Diocese of Peoria schools will allow parents to decide on masks and COVID vaccine
The Catholic Diocese of Peoria includes 42 elementary and secondary schools, 9,600 students, and 850 teachers across 26 counties. That includes McLean, Tazewell, Livingston, and Logan counties. (WJBC ...
Jul 22, 2021
Reditus Laboratories reports a rise in Delta variant; CEO calls it “substantial”
Reditus Laboratories recently discovered 64 Delta variants out of a pool of 364 randomly selected positive COVID-19 samples. (Photo courtesy: Reditus Laboratories) By Blake Haas PEKIN – Cases of...
Jul 21, 2021
OSF Healthcare requiring all employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19
OSF Pharmacist Ryan Wolf prepares COVID-19 vaccines. (Photo courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – OSF Healthcare requires all employees to be vaccinated for COVID...
Jul 21, 2021
CIRA passenger traffic continues to increase
Central Illinois Regional Airport deputy director Fran Strebing spoke with WJBC’s Marc Strauss. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Passenger traffic at Central Illinois Regional A...
Jul 21, 2021
26 acres of ISU-owned land might soon be up for sale
Trustees are scheduled to meet Friday at 9 a.m. in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center. (Facebook/Bone Student Center)By HOI ABCNORMAL – Illinois State University is seeking permission...
Jul 21, 2021
Raoul: Just knowing your kids’ friends isn’t enough
Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul says predators can have easy access to their potential victims. (Photo courtesy Illinois.gov)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A recent kidnapping investigation ...
Jul 21, 2021
Fire heavily damages home in south Bloomington
Bloomington Township Fire Chief Tom Willan said firefighters saw flames coming from the front of the house when they arrived about 10:25 a.m. to the 3000 block of Joseph Street, just off of Brigham Sc...
Jul 21, 2021
Bloomington Public Works crews wrap up bulk waste collection from historic flooding
Bloomington public works crews wrapped up free bulk waste collection on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Just a little more than a month after historic flooding in ...
Jul 20, 2021
