Category Archives: Local News
Midwest Food Bank awarded $300,000 from Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund
Midwest Food Bank has eight locations in the United States, and one each in East Africa and Haiti. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Midwest Food Bank has been awarded a grant from th...
Apr 23, 2020
New Bloomington city budget not etched in stone
The new fiscal year starts May 1. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council unanimously passed a $230 million budget Wednesday night, but the elected leaders sa...
Apr 23, 2020
Boy accused in fatal, Goodfield trailer fire has custody hearing
The fatal fire happened April 6 of last year. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABCGOODFIELD – The 9-year-old boy charged with killing five of his family members in a fire had a virtual custo...
Apr 22, 2020
State health officials report 2,049 new coronavirus cases
Gov. Pritzker with the daily update on COVID-19. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – With other states preparing to open up commerce, what about Illinois?Some form of that question ...
Apr 22, 2020
Pritzker addresses drive-thru COVID-19 testing; Bloomington site hasn’t hit testing capacity
The drive-thru site at the McLean County Fairgrounds can test 250 people per day. (Scott Miller/WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Gov. JB Pritzker at his daily press briefing Wednesday spoke...
Apr 22, 2020
How’s business in real estate these days?
Statewide sales in March are up 4.7 percent from March 2019, and the average (median) sale price is up 8.5 percent from the previous March, to 12,182 and $217,000, respectively.(WJBC file photo B...
Apr 22, 2020
UPDATED: Second day in a row, McLean County no new cases
Of the 86 cases, one person remains hospitalized. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Health Department)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – For the second day in a row, McLean County Health officials announce...
Apr 22, 2020
Dollar Tree facing fine over $233,000 for OSHA violations at Bloomington store
The second two violations are also considered repeat violations by stores in other states. (Photo courtesy: HOI)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The Dollar Tree at 1407 N. Veterans Parkway ...
Apr 22, 2020
McLean County Board extends helping hand to suffering small businesses, taxpayers
Meantime, the county board unanimously agreed to a two-week delay in the due date for landowners to pay their first installment on their property tax bill. (Photo courtesy: HOI)By Heart of Illinois AB...
Apr 22, 2020
State Farm provides $10 million for loan program to help Central Illinois small businesses
With State Farm's loan, LISC will establish a Small Business Rescue Fund that will enable loans to be distributed for urgent needs, including operational costs like paying employees, vendors, and rent...
Apr 21, 2020
