Category Archives: Local News
UPDATED: All three people on plane killed in crash near Lincoln
The plane crash happened around 8:49 a.m. on Interstate 55 near Lincoln. (Photo courtesy Bill Mabie) By HOI ABC and Neil Doyle LINCOLN – The Logan County Coroner has confirmed that all th...
Mar 03, 2020
Bloomington NAACP raises concerns about District 87 seclusion rooms
District 87 superintendent Barry Reilly says a Pro Publica report last year that raised concerns about misuse of the rooms cast a long shadow. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOO...
Mar 03, 2020
Group that represents state’s mayors rolls out 2020 legislative wish list
Brad Cole, the executive director of the IML, went against the grain of the move to outlaw red light cameras. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – As the group which represe...
Mar 02, 2020
Bloomington study abroad is canceled due to Coronavirus scare
Fifteen students were set to take the trip. (Photo courtesy: CDC/Twitter)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – As Coronavirus or COVID-19 spreads across the country, the ripple effects of the di...
Mar 02, 2020
Early morning weekend burglary in LeRoy
LeRoy Police couldn’t confirm whether money, weapons or other items were taken(Photo Pixabay) By Heart of Illinois-ABC LEROY – LeRoy Police need your help finding the person who rob...
Mar 02, 2020
License suspended for McLean County surgeon
Shaun Kink, 34, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police Department) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Shaun Kink, an orthopedic surgeon formally employed in McLean County, has s...
Feb 28, 2020
Authorities identify two men involved in deadly Delavan shooting
Authorities were called around 8 p.m. Thursday to Boynton Road in rural Delavan. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By Neil Doyle DELAVAN – Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has released the n...
Feb 28, 2020
ISU ‘Birds Give Back’ receives 2,188 gifts, over $1 million
Birds Give Back takes place during Redbird Philanthropy Week, a week long emphasis on how private support creates a university on the rise. (Photo Illinois State University) By Neil DoyleNORMAL &...
Feb 28, 2020
IWU athletes, coaches sue Twin-Cities Jimmy John’s after getting sick
Jimmy John’s located at 203 W. Market St. in downtown Bloomington. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Ten Illinois Wesleyan University’s track team members and coaches ar...
Feb 28, 2020
Self-defense turns deadly in Delevan
The Tazewell County coroner’s and sheriff’s offices continue to investigate the Thursday night incident. (Flickr/Alan Cleaver) By Katherine MurphyDELEVAN– An act of self-defense...
Feb 28, 2020
