Category Archives: Local News
Plans for first cannabis dispensary on Monday’s Bloomington city council agenda
The Bloomington Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-1 last month recommending the city council grant the permit. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington will have its first can...
Sep 14, 2020
Pandemic continues to impact the ag industry
About 30% of the corn crop goes into ethanol production, according to Rodney Weinzierl,executive director of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. (Facebook/IL Corn) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON ...
Sep 11, 2020
From rules to consequences: What Bloomington businesses are facing
Cadillac Jacks, located at 1507 S. Main St. in Bloomington.(Facebook/Cadillac Jacks) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Cadillac Jacks in Bloomington is the first business to face the possibility o...
Sep 11, 2020
Donation aims to keep McLean County businesses safe from COVID-19
UniFirst also donated hand sanitizer. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Businesses in McLean County wanting to be COVID-compliant won’t have to go far to find ...
Sep 11, 2020
No bond for Bloomington man charged with domestic violence
Alan Marshall, 44, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is jailed without bond after authorities say he held a lit butane torch to a woma...
Sep 11, 2020
2 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported at Pontiac Correctional Center
The two individuals are in the hospital and stable and not other cases have been identified. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoylePONTIAC – The Illinois Department of Corrections and Department o...
Sep 11, 2020
Positivity rate drops, McLean County remains at warning level for COVID
McLean County’s coronavirus case total is 2,802. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department Friday reported 105 ...
Sep 11, 2020
Central Illinoisans asked to remember 9/11 victims
Wreaths Across America also known for placing more than 2 million wreaths on the headstones of fallen soldiers across the nation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – On the 19th a...
Sep 10, 2020
ISU president gives annual address
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz gave this year’s State of the University address online due to the ongoing pandemic. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – The corona...
Sep 10, 2020
HCC board chair, Marcfirst COO Gregg Chadwick dies at age 57
Gregg Chadwick served 18 years on the Heartland Board of Trustees, including 11 years as board chair. (Photo courtesy Heartland Community College) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Heartland Community ...
Sep 10, 2020
