Category Archives: Local News
CIRA passenger numbers up 27% last month
Central Illinois Regional Airport Deputy Director Fran Strebing says there were extra flights on Allegiant and Frontier to Florida and American and Delta saw increases in traffic. (Facebook/Central Il...
Apr 21, 2021
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation awards 66 grants to local nonprofits
There were three different categories of grants with awards ranging from $500 to $5,500.(Facebook/Illinois Prairie Community Foundation) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A local grant-making publ...
Apr 21, 2021
Local NAACP leaders push for police reform after Chauvin verdict
The Bloomington-Normal NAACP branch released a statement late Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The jury’s finding that ex-Minneap...
Apr 21, 2021
Taxpayers in Normal get the legal bill to probe council member’s discrimination allegations
Council member Stan Nord. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – The Town of Normal has received the bill for a Chicago-area law firm to investigate an elected official̵...
Apr 21, 2021
Market Street parking garage repairs resume next week
All work on the Market Street parking garage is expected to be complete by July 30. (Photo from Google Maps) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Work on the Market Street parking garage in downtown ...
Apr 20, 2021
Sen. Durbin calls problems at southern border “heartbreaking”
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). (Photo courtesy: Dick Durbin/Facebook)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – As thousands of unaccompanied children arrive at the southern border, Illinois’ Senior S...
Apr 20, 2021
MCHD reports 212 new cases of coronavirus
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate held steady at 5.3%. (Twitter/ReditusLabs) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local health officials reported 212 new cases of COVID-19 in McLean Count...
Apr 19, 2021
McLean County adds 95 cases of coronavirus
Over 99,000 doses of vaccine have been administered in McLean County. Almost 24% of the county’s population is fully vaccinated. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLea...
Apr 16, 2021
McLean County Board’s only Asian says board hasn’t done enough to fight anti-Asian bias
Board member Lea Cline called on the board to ramp up their commitment to stopping discrimination in the community. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON ...
Apr 16, 2021
Sentencing delayed for man convicted in 2018 Bloomington triple murder
Sydney Mays Jr. of Bloomington, talks with a member of his legal team in the courtroom at the Law and Justice Cener Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC/File)By Heart of Illin...
Apr 16, 2021
