Category Archives: Local News
IHSA Director says he supports “Let Us Play” rallies
IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – With coaches, players, and fans set to hold a rally in Springfield and Chicago this weekend to bri...
Sep 18, 2020
WBRP Bed Blitz postponed due to COVID-19
The annual event is being postponed from October until spring 2021. (Facebook/West Bloomington Revitalization Project) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The annual Bed Blitz event hosted by the...
Sep 18, 2020
Judge sets bond for local man suspected of using butane torch in domestic violence case
Alan Marshall, 44, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police Department) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man suspected of holding a lit butane torch to a womanR...
Sep 18, 2020
MCHD reports 50 new COVID cases; 71 additional people recover
The updated numbers in McLean County as of Friday. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s rolling positivity rate has decreas...
Sep 18, 2020
COVID continues to impact businesses
Sean Craig is a financial advisor with Investment Planners in Bloomington. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – New data from Yelp shows many businesses and restaurants have been...
Sep 17, 2020
State Farm to acquire GAINSCO in its first-ever acquisition
This marks the first acquisition of an insurance company by State Farm in its 98-year history. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-based State Farm is entering into an ...
Sep 17, 2020
New Aldi opens in Bloomington
The new Aldi store in Bloomington opened Thursday at 907 Maple Hill Road. (Photo courtesy Susan Saunders) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – After 18 years, Aldi has relocated its Bloomington store...
Sep 17, 2020
Busy time for Illinois farmers
Mark Schleusener, state statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, says Illinois’ corn harvest has just begun. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The Illin...
Sep 17, 2020
19th McLean County resident dies from COVID complications
MCHD said the rolling positivity rate dropped to 5.7% Thursday, the first time its been below 6% since Aug. 22. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A 19th McLean County resident ha...
Sep 17, 2020
Motorcycle accident in Carlock kills 47-year-old woman
This incident remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and McLean County Sheriff’s Department. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleCARLOCK – One person is dead after a mot...
Sep 16, 2020
