Category Archives: Local News
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
64 new coronavirus cases reported in McLean County
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 2.3%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean County added 64 new cases of coronav...
Mar 15, 2021
Crews battle an apartment fire in Bloomington Sunday night
The fire started late Sunday evening. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Fire Department/Facebook) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – 36 people were able to escape an evening apartment complex fir...
Mar 15, 2021
Normal asks railroad to reimburse town for overtime pay in derailment cleanup
There were no injuries from the derailment or from the fire that happened the following day, according to Town of Normal officials. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC NOR...
Mar 15, 2021
MCHD expands into Phase 1B plus population
To date, over 63% of McLean County residents age 65 and older have now received at least their first dose of vaccine. (Facebook/Illinois National Guard) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The Mc...
Mar 15, 2021
