Category Archives: Local News
2 more COVID-related deaths in McLean County
The rolling positivity rate fell slightly to 3%.(Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department Friday reported two additio...
Oct 09, 2020
Without federal relief, Peoria Charter owner says company will close
President and owner Bill Winkler says before the pandemic hit, Peoria Charter was transporting half a million passengers a year over 3.8 million miles. (Facebook/Peoria Charter Coach) By HOI ABCP...
Oct 08, 2020
State COVID sites now require health insurance information, testing still free
The COVID-19 testing site in Bloomington is located at 1106 Interstate Drive. (Twitter/ReditusLabs) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – There is a slight change regarding health insurance informatio...
Oct 08, 2020
AARP, other senior groups want graduated income tax to pass
The constitutional amendment to change Illinois' income tax from flat to graduated needs sixty percent of the vote to pass. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Seniors' organizati...
Oct 08, 2020
Bloomington bike rider seriously hurt in crash
Police said the man was taken to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana for treatment of serious head injuries. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/FIle) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police...
Oct 08, 2020
Tuesday morning crash in Bloomington followed traffic stop with suspects fleeing from police
The car, Wamsley said Tuesday, clipped another vehicle and hit a tree when it was split in two. (Photo courtesy: News Happening in Bloomington Normal McLean Co Area and All Over/Facebook) BLOOMINGTON ...
Oct 08, 2020
Bloomington man in custody for bar fight; Victim in critical condition
Donald Westerfield, 58, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A 46-year-old man is in critical condition after being punched in the head at a t...
Oct 08, 2020
Bloomington triple murder case set for trial in January
Sydney Mays. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – The attorney representing a man accused of a triple murder in the Twin-Cities two years ago told a judge ...
Oct 08, 2020
Judge sets bond for Bloomington man in felony domestic violence case
Allen Smith, 62, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man accused of choking a woman and holding a knife to her neck remains ...
Oct 08, 2020
MCHD reports 24th COVID-related death
There are 11 people currently hospitalized, two in intensive care, and 184 are isolating at home. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A man in his 80s with underlying health con...
Oct 08, 2020
