Category Archives: Local News
HCC names new Vice President of Finance and Administration
Letisha Trepac will serve as the new Vice President of Finance and Administration. (Photo courtesy: Heartland Community College) By Blake Haas NORMAL – Heartland Community College has a new Vice...
Aug 11, 2020
Bloomington City Council approves demolition of O’Neil Park Pool
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – At the tune of $138,526.20, demolition of O’Neil Park Pool will begin in the coming weeks. ...
Aug 11, 2020
ISU trustees to decide on spending up to $3.3 million for COVID-19 testing
Wednesday’s Board of Trustees special session, to be conducted virtually, is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. (Facebook/Illinois State) By HOI ABC NORMAL – Illinois State UniversityR...
Aug 11, 2020
YMCA, YWCA offer programs to support families this fall
Registration is open for both programs. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal YMCA and YWCA McLean County are trying to help families this fall as students ...
Aug 11, 2020
Epiphany Farms temporarily closes due to COVID-19
The hospitality group said it plans to reopen all three restaurants for lunch on Friday. (Facebook/Epiphany Farms) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The latest Twin-Cities restaurant to tempora...
Aug 10, 2020
Storms across Central Illinois cause power outages, downed trees
Tree limbs and power lines were knocked down as the storm rolled through Bloomington-Normal around 3:30 p.m. (Blake Haas/WJBC) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A strong storm rolled through th...
Aug 10, 2020
MCHD reports 6 new cases of coronavirus
MCHD said over 30,300 tests have been resulted for a cumulative positivity rate of 2.1%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Local health offici...
Aug 10, 2020
District 87, Unit 5 announce all students will start school year learning from home
Both Bloomington-Normal school districts on Thursday announced the changes for the fall semester amid the coronavirus pandemic. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – District 87 and ...
Aug 06, 2020
Davis, LaHood announce $8 million to Connect Transit for downtown Bloomington transfer center
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) meets with Connect Transit and community leaders about a proposed Downtown Bloomington Transfer Center on August 23rd, 2018. (Photo courtesy U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis) ...
Aug 06, 2020
McLean County adds 15 new cases of COVID-19
McLean County’s overall positivity rate is 2.1%, while the rolling seven-day positivity rate is 2.0%. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department ...
Aug 06, 2020
