Category Archives: Local News
ISU teaching assistants picket over contract negotiations
Negotiations and talks with ISU administrators started in late 2019 and continue today. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – A few dozen students, many of them...
Feb 05, 2021
U of I professor looks at Super Bowl commercials and consumer behavior
Hayden Noel, associate professor of business administration, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, studies consumer behavior. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Great commerc...
Feb 05, 2021
PATH: Limited emergency shelter space due to COVID
PATH doesn’t want people to be on the streets, but they are asking for the public’s help to provide sleeping bags, blankets and mittens to those who may need them. (WJBC file photo) B...
Feb 05, 2021
Health officials encourage virtual gatherings for Super Bowl
Gathering virtually or with the people you live with is the safest way to celebrate the Super Bowl this year. If you do have a small gathering with people who don't live with you, outdoors is safer th...
Feb 05, 2021
Rolling positivity rate below 4%; McLean County adds 41 new cases of coronavirus
There are 17 McLean County residents in the hospital due to COVID and 414 are in home isolation. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The rolling po...
Feb 05, 2021
Salvation Army of Bloomington exceeds Christmas fundraising goal
Money raised during the campaign helps the Salvation Army fund local programs including the food pantry, Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter, the Comprehensive Emergency Assistance Program, and youth program...
Feb 04, 2021
MCHD launches new COVID-19 vaccine scheduler to streamline appointments
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight said the health department switched to the system within the past week. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – To ...
Feb 04, 2021
McLean County adds 35 new cases of coronavirus
There are 22 McLean County residents in the hospital due to COVID and 418 are in home isolation. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean Coun...
Feb 04, 2021
Governor urges patience in COVID-19 vaccination process
Gov. JB Pritkzer spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller about the COVID-19 vaccine. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, a lot of blame is be...
Feb 04, 2021
Connect Transit asking for public input on new downtown Bloomington transfer center
Connect Transit Marketing and Business Deployment manager Jeff Holtke said the online survey would take around five minutes to complete. (Photo courtesy: Connect Transit/Twitter) By Blake Haas BLOOMIN...
Feb 03, 2021
