Category Archives: Local News
43 new COVID cases in McLean County; 3 more hospitalized
50 additional people have been released from isolation, now 3,241 have recovered. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Local health officials Tuesday reported 43 new cases of cor...
Oct 06, 2020
City seeks to fill Ward 7 vacancy
The person who ultimately fills the vacancy will serve the remainder of Black’s term, which expires at the end of April 2021. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomingt...
Oct 05, 2020
Challenger for the speaker’s chair
State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Now that a House Democrat is challenging Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) for the speaker's chair, House Republ...
Oct 05, 2020
Normal Theater Manager: “It was great to have people back”
The historic theater is only allowing 50 guests per showing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC) By Blake Haas NORMAL – After being shuttered since March due to COVID-19, the historic uptown theater reopened...
Oct 05, 2020
Man arrested for alleged stabbing in downtown Bloomington
Kwame Weathers, 48, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly stabbing another man ou...
Oct 05, 2020
Bloomington says the ‘glitch’ is fixed on ballots; early voting resumes
The error is limited to Bloomington voters, as the rest of Mclean County votes through the County Election Commission. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – The Bloo...
Oct 05, 2020
Downtown Bloomington Farmers’ Market lives on despite pandemic
The market will be open Saturday morning through October before going indoors once a month during winter time. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Loca...
Oct 05, 2020
MCHD reports 24 new COVID cases
MCHD is experiencing issues with the state program that provides lab testing numbers and positivity rates. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local health officials Friday reporte...
Oct 02, 2020
Report: McLean County inmate’s rights were violated
The report finds the jail violated its own policy by failing to have a nurse on site after 7:00 PM each day. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A recent investigation into the McLean...
Oct 02, 2020
Bloomington ballots excluded two judges as glitch suspends early voting
It appears the glitch does impact the roughly 1,500 Bloomington residents who have already voted early, along with those who received mail-in ballots. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON R...
Oct 02, 2020
