By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – Rivian Automotive has added a second shift of workers making electric vehicles, and despite supply chain challenges, the company said it still expects to meet its goal of producing 25,000 vehicles this year. Rivian, with more than 6,000 employees working at its plant in Normal, released third quarter results Wednesday…… MORE
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) has conceded defeat in his race for Illinois Secretary of State. Democrat Alexi Giannoulias was elected to the post Tuesday night, replacing Jesse White, who’s retiring from the job he’s held since 1999. Giannoulias was Illinois’ youngest Treasurer from 2007 to 2011 during former-Gov. Rod…… MORE
By 25 News NORMAL – The Unit 5 school district faces the prospect of severe budget cuts after voters on Tuesday rejected a tax referendum to offset growing deficits in the district’s education fund. The referendum asked for an 88-cent increase in the education fund’s tax rate to $3.60 per $100 of assessed property values.…… MORE
Click here for election results from the McLean County Clerk’s Office. Click here for election results from the Bloomington Election Commission’s Office. Click here for other election results from our news partner 25 News. GOVERNORJB Pritzker (D) 2,075,440Darren Bailey (R) 1,638,408Scott Schluter (L) 106,900 IL SECRETARY OF STATEAlexi Giannoulias (D) 2,024,569Dan Brady (R) 1,640,128Jon Stewart…… MORE
Normal’s proposed tax levy, the amount of property taxes the town plans to collect next year, is unchanged from the current year. However, two town council members tried unsuccessfully to lower the levy.… MORE
By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending November 6, 2022. Statewide, the average temperature was 57.9 degrees, 9.8 degrees above normal. Precipitation averaged 1.13 inches, 0.18 inches above normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 10 percent very short, 12 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 2…… MORE
By WJBC Staff and IIS Radio BLOOMINGTON – The polls are open for the midterm elections as Illinoisans will be voting for statewide offices, members of the General Assembly and members of Congress. The polls are open until 7 p.m. and you can find your polling place by going to elections.il.gov. City of Bloomington residents…… MORE
By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – No one was injured after a generator issue caused a fire at a building on State Farm’s Corporate South campus. State Farm spokesperson Gina Morss-Fischer says a maintenance team performing an equipment check alerted authorities about a small fire. Bloomington Fire Department Battalion Chief Michael Hartwig says the call came…… MORE
The dog food company Freshpet set out nationally to find 16 no-kill shelters that worked hard to save and protect pets. It’s called the Freshpet Fresh Start program. … MORE
By Jake Fogal BLOOMINGTON – Average gasoline prices in Illinois have risen over 18 cents in the last week, averaging $4.29 a gallon. “Just over half of the nation’s 50 states saw gasoline prices rise last week, pulling the national average back up for the time being due to big jumps in the Great Lakes…… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…