Category Archives: Local News
Suspect in Sunday stabbing in Normal free on bond
Jamellia Harris, 22, of Normal. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – A woman accused of stabbing a man during a domestic dispute in Normal on Sunday is free on...
Feb 01, 2021
Attorneys deliver closing arguments for 2018 triple murder trial
Judge Casey Costigan said he expected to have a verdict by Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The judge who will decide the fate of a McLean Coun...
Feb 01, 2021
BPD probing shots fired on city’s west side
Anyone with information should contact Detective Jesse Lanphear at 309-434-2369 or JLanphear@cityblm.org. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a shooting th...
Feb 01, 2021
50 small businesses in Normal split $450,000 as part of COVID relief
The average grant award was $9,000. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – To help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Normal rewarded fifty sma...
Jan 29, 2021
IDPH reports 4,156 new cases of coronavirus
The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 38,738 doses, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Twitter/IDPH) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – State health o...
Jan 29, 2021
6 additional COVID-related deaths reported in McLean County
The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 5%. Another 78 people were released from isolation, now 13,092 have recovered. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil D...
Jan 29, 2021
Sydney Mays Trial: Witnesses struggle to remember during fourth day of testimony
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, as he faces charges that he murdered Nate Pena, Corey Jackson...
Jan 29, 2021
State’s top doctor asking for patience
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.(Twitter/BlueRoomStream) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A lot of people are anxious and tired due to the ongoing pandemic. That inc...
Jan 28, 2021
District 87 sticking with hybrid format
In District 87, about 65% of students in PreK-5 are in the hybrid format with the rest in full remote learning. (Facebook/District 87) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – As Unit 5 transitions hybri...
Jan 28, 2021
Connect Transit announces three possible sites for Downtown Bloomington transfer center
Connect Transit board chair Ryan Whitehouse said a final site will be chosen by the board at its meeting February 23. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – There are three final site...
Jan 27, 2021
