By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Heartland Community College will host two vaccination clinics on campus for students, employees, and the general public. Heartland will hold vaccination clinics on Monday, October 18 and Tuesday, October 26 from 10:00am-3:00pm in the Student Commons Building on the main Heartland campus in Normal, 1500 West Raab Road. More information…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Can President Biden’s decisions on COVID stand up in court? A University of Illinois expert says … mostly. Professor Michael LeRoy, who specializes in labor and employment law, has studied the history of executive orders, all the way back to the first one, by President Martin Van Buren. “It pertained…… MORE
By HOI ABC FAIRBURY – A Fairbury police officer is recovering at home after a high-speed chase Friday night. Officer Gary Lisewski was involved in the accident that sent three people to the hospital, according to Fairbury Police Department. In a Facebook post, police said his squad car rolled over several times and he was…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington is celebrating construction of a chocolate factory with a groundbreaking ceremony this coming week. In November of last year, international candy maker Ferrero announced its plant at 2501 Beich Road would be the site of Ferrero’s first North American chocolate factory. It has two chocolate-making factories…… MORE
By HOI ABC NORMAL – The search for Jelani Day has turned to a search for justice after the Illinois State University graduate student was found dead last month in LaSalle County, Day’s mother told mourners attending a memorial service Thursday at ISU’s Redbird Arena. During the nearly two-hour service, Carmen Bolden Day reiterated her…… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) says Congress must pass an infrastructure bill, and crumbling roads and unsafe bridges are only part of the reason. “We can’t get grain down the Mississippi River fast enough to the southeastern parts of the United States,” Duckworth said. “States like South Carolina and Georgia…… MORE
By WJBC Staff NORMAL – The Sugar Creek Arts Festival is this Saturday and Sunday in Uptown Normal and the event requires several street closures. “No Parking” signs will be posted at 2 a.m. on Fri, Oct. 8 on Constitution Boulevard and at noon on the following streets and parking lots. They will all close…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Chamber of Commerce has hosted two job fairs over the last few months, but local businesses are still trying to fill more positions. Chamber President and CEO Charlie Moore says if you missed either job fair you can still find openings on the chamber’s website – mcleancochamber.org.…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Another McLean County resident has died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the number of lives lost to 263 since the start of the pandemic. The McLean County Health Department says it was a man in his 80s not associated with a long-term care facility. Local health officials Wednesday reported 56 new…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The lawyer for several Bloomington homeowners said it’s “very likely” he’ll file a lawsuit against the city government for not compensating his clients after sewage contaminated their property during last June’s floods. Attorney William Mahrt said he’s received a letter from the law firm representing the city informing him there…… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…