Category Archives: Local News
BPD: Additional arrest from looting at Eastland Mall
Deangelo Glass, 19, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police arrested a Bloomington man Thursday as part of the ongoing investigation into ...
Jun 05, 2020
Normal police make additional arrests from looting incident at Target
Normal Police said the looting incident at Target remains under investigation. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Police have arrested six more adults and two juveniles from the loo...
Jun 05, 2020
Summer school moving back to in-person instruction
Gov. Pritzker signed the order on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON – Summer school in Illinois will move offline and into the classroom. Gov. Pritzker filed ...
Jun 05, 2020
Man identified in fatal car crash near LeRoy
The crash remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and the sheriff’s office. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle LEROY – McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identifie...
Jun 05, 2020
Virtual vigil held by two Bloomington-Normal groups
Not in Our Town and The Interfaith Alliance also hosted a prayer walk on Thursday morning. Their next walk is Friday morning at 6 a.m. in Uptown Normal. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ...
Jun 05, 2020
No new coronavirus cases in McLean County; 4 more have recovered
Updated numbers as of Thursday in McLean County. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The coronavirus total in McLean County held steady Thursday at...
Jun 04, 2020
Community-based testing sites now open to all
The testing site in Bloomington is located at the McLean County Fairgrounds. (Scott Miller/WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The state’s COVID-19 community-based testing sites are now ...
Jun 04, 2020
Man dies in fatal car crash near LeRoy
The crash remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and McLean County Sheriff’s Office. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleLEROY – A car crash Thursday morning near LeRoy ...
Jun 04, 2020
BN NAACP leader: Change starts with each one of us
Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP President Linda Foster. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – President of the Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP Linda Foster says when it...
Jun 04, 2020
Smoke bomb suspect turns himself in
The suspect turned himself in after this picture was posted on social media (PHOTO:HOI-ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON- A smoke bomb was lit during yesterday’s peaceful protest at ...
Jun 04, 2020
