Category Archives: Local News
Congressman LaHood hopes Illinois losing congressional seat is a ‘wake-up call’
Central Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap). (WJBC file photo)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Illinois will lose a seat in Congress after the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent population dat...
May 06, 2021
Rare breed of goat born at Miller Park Zoo
The baby goat can be seen on exhibit in the Children's Zoo area. (Photo courtesy Miller Park Zoo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The Miller Park Zoo welcomed a new animal last month – a male Sa...
May 06, 2021
McLean County adds 43 cases of coronavirus
52 additional people were released from isolation and are considered recovered. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Depart...
May 05, 2021
Congressman LaHood calls former President Trump’s Facebook ban a ‘terrible precedent’
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (Photo courtesy Facebook/Darin LaHood)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – According to one Central Illinois lawmaker, Facebook’s Oversight Board decision to continue the netw...
May 05, 2021
BN Restaurant Week starts May 14
One of the participating restaurants is Epiphany Farms located at 220 E. Front Street in Bloomington. (Facebook/Epiphany Farm) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – With many restaurants impacted this...
May 05, 2021
Pritzker says Illinois is getting closer to opening up more
Gov. JB Pritzker did not say exactly when. The bridge phase is immediately before a full reopening: Phase Five. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is cautiously optimisti...
May 03, 2021
BPD investigating shots fired on city’s east side
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jesse Lanphear at 309-434-2369 or Jlanphear@cityblm.org. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Police are probing a shots fired ...
May 03, 2021
McLean County adds 124 cases of coronavirus
The county’s rolling positivity rate dropped from 5.2% to 4.2%. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local health officials Monday reported 124 new cases of coronavirus from o...
May 03, 2021
Farmer’s market returns to Downtown Bloomington
The market runs outdoors from seven-thirty in the morning to noon every Saturday until the end of October. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomingto...
May 02, 2021
Mwilambwe be sworn in Saturday as Bloomington’s mayor, Normal and Peoria leaders take their oaths next week
Mboka Mwilambwe will be sworn in as the first person-of-color to lead the city. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – History will be made in Bloomington Sat...
May 01, 2021
