Category Archives: Local News
Storms damage several Unit 5 school buildings
Also at Normal West, Brown said storms tore the roof off a mechanical room. (Photo courtesy: Unit 5)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Several school buildings in Unit 5, in the Twin-Cities, ...
Mar 19, 2021
Police investigating shots fired on the city’s east side
Bloomington Police encourage anyone with information to contact the department. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police ask for the public’s help after an ...
Mar 18, 2021
Lawsuit alleges Heart of Illinois school district allowed sexual abuse of a Down Syndrome student
The Blue Ridge district runs three schools in Farmer City, Mansfield, and Bellflower. (Facebook/Blue Ridge CUSD #18)By Heart of Illinois ABCFARMER CITY – A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges ...
Mar 17, 2021
40 new COVID cases in McLean County
There have been 175 COVID-related deaths in the county. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – McLean County health officials Tuesday reported 40 new ...
Mar 16, 2021
MCHD: Hopeful vaccine doses will continue to increase
Venus Whitfield receives her first dose of the Moderna vaccine at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Bloomington. (Facebook/McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – McLean Coun...
Mar 16, 2021
Break this year for lower-earning Illinoisans
The group of taxpayers Comptroller Susana Mendoza is talking about are the ones who qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Some Illinoisans wi...
Mar 16, 2021
Despite objection, council backs former member’s Normal Planning Commission appointment
The council voted 6-1 Monday night to approve Mayor Chris Koos’ selection of R.C. McBride to serve on the Normal Planning Commission until March of 2024. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCNORMAL ...
Mar 16, 2021
Inclusion playground eyed for Bloomington’s west side, city council reviews O’Neil Pool plans
White Oak Park on North Cottage Avenue is the leading potential site for the new inclusion playground. (Photo courtesy City of Bloomington) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Coun...
Mar 16, 2021
Gov. Pritzker looks back on the year of COVID
Gov. JB Pritzker's giving one-on-one interviews to reporters on the occasion of the anniversary of the first Illinois coronavirus death – March 16, 2020 – when Patricia Frieson passed away...
Mar 15, 2021
Ecology Action Center aims to increase tree-planting
This is the EAC's second such large scale tree planting initiative; the first was launched decades ago when the Ecology Action Center was known as Operation Recycle and included much of what is now Co...
Mar 15, 2021
