Category Archives: Local News
COVID vaccine could land in Illinois next week
Bonnie Blue spoke Tuesday during the governor’s coronavirus briefing. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state’s trying to promote the coronavirus vaccine as a good ...
Dec 08, 2020
Rivian to lease 500,000 square feet of warehouse space in Normal
Rivian will produce its all-electric R1T and R1S models and its electric delivery vans for Amazon at its production facility in Normal, roughly six miles west of the Kerrick Road warehouse site. (Twit...
Dec 07, 2020
McLean County adds 263 new coronavirus cases
The county’s rolling positivity rate dropped from 10.9% to 9.3%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department Mond...
Dec 07, 2020
Twin-Cities transit system hires manager to oversee construction of $18 million transfer center
Connect Transit’s current transfer point is just north of the McLean County Law and Justice Center on Front Street, and does not protect waiting passengers from the cold, or keep them safe late ...
Dec 07, 2020
ISU students living on campus must be tested for COVID-19 when they return after the holidays
Illinois State University is requiring all ISU students to get tested for COVID-19 once they return to campus. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – COVID-19 testing is req...
Dec 07, 2020
MCHD reports 167 new coronavirus cases; 253 more recover
253 additional people were released from isolation, now 7,804 have recovered, according to McLean County health officials. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMING...
Dec 04, 2020
Hy-Vee seeks to hire 1,000 pharmacy technicians to expand COVID testing, prepare for vaccine
Hy-Vee is hiring both full- and part-time licensed pharmacy technicians. Interested applicants can visit www.hy-vee.com/careers. (Facebook/Hy-Vee Bloomington) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Hy-...
Dec 04, 2020
Positivity rate climbs above 13%; McLean County adds 136 new cases
There are 17 McLean County residents currently hospitalized due to COVID, but local hospitals are reporting 81% of ICU beds in use and 93% of total beds in use. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health ...
Dec 03, 2020
No jury trials in McLean County this month due to COVID-19
No decision has been made for for January jury trials in the 11th Circuit. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois/WJBC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Jury trials have been called off in McLea...
Dec 03, 2020
Flash Index shows economic activity has stalled in Illinois
On a scale by which 100 is the break-even point between growth and contraction, the index is 95.6 for a second month in a row. (Photo U of I Flash Index) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The econo...
Dec 03, 2020
