Category Archives: Local News
House Speaker vote could make history
Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If House Speaker Mike Madigan's (D-Chicago) days are numbered atop the chamber, supermajority Democrats co...
Jan 07, 2021
Rep. Kinzinger first Republican to call on Trump to be removed from office
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) (Photo courtesy: Adam Kinzinger/Twitter) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Just a day after violence erupted in the nation’s capital, a Republican Congressman from I...
Jan 07, 2021
Central Illinoisans attending Wednesday’s demonstrations in D.C. set to return Thursday
The group from Central Illinois is expected to return to Normal by 9:00 AM on Thursday after a nearly 40-hour roundtrip. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON &#...
Jan 07, 2021
Duckworth: Unlike anything I’ve ever seen on domestic soil
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke Wednesday with CBS News. (WJBC file photo) By CBS News Radio and Neil Doyle WASHINGTON – Thousands of violent protesters stormed the Capitol on Wedn...
Jan 06, 2021
IDPH reports 7,569 new COVID cases, 139 additional deaths
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.(Twitter/BlueRoomStream) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 7,569 new co...
Jan 06, 2021
City of Bloomington asking for community input on O’Neil Park Pool plans
O'Neil Pool is located at 1515 West Chestnut Street in Bloomington. (Photo City of Bloomington) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – For decades, O’Neil Park Pool served as a community gathering pl...
Jan 06, 2021
No COVID outbreak at McLean County Jail despite claims otherwise, sheriff says
McLean County Jail. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – There is no COVID-19 outbreak at the McLean County Jail, according to the sheriff, despite claims on social m...
Jan 06, 2021
Man convicted of 1991 fatal shooting in Normal jailed on drug dealing charges
Corey Edwards, 46, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A high bond has been set for a Bloomington man jailed on new drug dealing charges bec...
Jan 06, 2021
Illinois’ economic comeback continues
The Flash index, showing this month an increase to 95.9 from 95.6. 100 is the break-even point between growth and contraction. (Photo University of Illinois Flash Index) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD &...
Jan 05, 2021
State reports 126 additional COVID-related deaths
IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike visits a drive-through COVID-19 testing site. (Twitter/IDPH) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday reported 6,839 new con...
Jan 05, 2021
