Category Archives: Local News
Holiday Pool set to open next month
Holiday Pool is located at 800 S. McGregor St. in Holiday Park. (Photo courtesy City of Bloomington) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Public pools will be open this summer around the Twin-Cities,...
Apr 26, 2021
One person injured in Bloomington shooting
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact BPD Detective Brock Merritt at 309-434-2359 or BMerritt@cityblm.org. (Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON –...
Apr 26, 2021
MCHD reports 1 COVID-related death; Rolling positivity rate drops below 5%
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate went from 5.2% to 4.3% as of Monday. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – McLean County health officials Monday reported another corona...
Apr 26, 2021 McLean County Health Department. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Motorcyclist facing hate crime charges in Bloomington enters into plea deal
Marshall Blanchard, 22, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man charged with a hate crime after allegedly riding his motorc...
Apr 26, 2021
Bloomington-Normal teens speak out against social injustices
First Vice President of Bloomington-Normal NAACP, Dr. Carla Campbell said it’s important the towns youth voices are heard. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMING...
Apr 26, 2021
Illinois is getting to know its new poet laureate
Illinois poet laureate Angela Jackson – speaking virtually to Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute – says the young woman who captivated the nation at this yea...
Apr 23, 2021
McLean County administers 100,000 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Shelby Morris received her first does of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – McLean County celebrated a significant milestone in the COVID...
Apr 23, 2021
Durkin: Supermajority Democrats are going back on their word to have a bipartisan redistricting process
House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Republicans say they do not trust the supermajority Democrats to do a fair job of r...
Apr 22, 2021
MCHD to offer evening and drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinics
The COVID-19 vaccination site located at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington. (Blake Haas/WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – To increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine, the McLean...
Apr 21, 2021
2 additional COVID-related deaths in McLean County
The county added 91 new cases Wednesday as the rolling positivity rate inched up to 5.6%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Hea...
Apr 21, 2021
