Category Archives: Local News
Lead investigator takes the stand in McLean County triple murder trial
Sergeant Tim Power. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Sergeant Tim Power, who led the investigation into a 2018 shooting that left three dead and a c...
Jan 29, 2021
50 small businesses in Normal split $450,000 as part of COVID relief
The average grant award was $9,000. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – To help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Normal rewarded fifty sma...
Jan 29, 2021
IDPH reports 4,156 new cases of coronavirus
The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 38,738 doses, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Twitter/IDPH) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – State health o...
Jan 29, 2021
6 additional COVID-related deaths reported in McLean County
The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 5%. Another 78 people were released from isolation, now 13,092 have recovered. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil D...
Jan 29, 2021
Sydney Mays Trial: Witnesses struggle to remember during fourth day of testimony
Sydney Mays Jr. of Bloomington, talks with a member of his legal team in the courtroom at the Law and Justice Cener Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, as he faces charges that he murdered Nate Pena, Corey Jackson...
Jan 29, 2021
State’s top doctor asking for patience
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.(Twitter/BlueRoomStream) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A lot of people are anxious and tired due to the ongoing pandemic. That inc...
Jan 28, 2021
Second annual Makers Madness competition
Mark Denzler of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association – saying "cool is in the eye of the beholder" – is kicking off the second annual Makers Madness competition. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) ...
Jan 28, 2021
District 87 sticking with hybrid format
In District 87, about 65% of students in PreK-5 are in the hybrid format with the rest in full remote learning. (Facebook/District 87) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – As Unit 5 transitions hy...
Jan 28, 2021
U of I study looks at the pandemic and the economy
Ken Kriz, a professor of public administration, is also director of the Institute for Illinois Public Finance. (Twitter/U of IL Institute of Government & Public Affairs) By Dave Dahl SPRING...
Jan 28, 2021
Sen. Durbin supports impeaching former President Trump “to make a record” of the deadly capitol riots
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ Senior U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he supports impeaching former President Donald Trump to ...
Jan 28, 2021
