Category Archives: Local News
Illinois lawmakers look to become second state to cap insulin costs at $100 per month
State Sen. Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) is the sponsor of the bill. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl\WJBC)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD -Illinois lawmakers plan to make Illinois the second state in Ame...
Oct 16, 2019
officials still have questions about recreational cannabis with three months before new law takes effect
The lawyers say landlords will still be able to ban smoking of any kind inside their rental units. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD -Municipal officials continue to navi...
Oct 16, 2019
County Board seeks to spare taxpayers from cost of resolving Auditor-Treasurer dispute
The McLean County Board is directing Administrator Camille Rodriguez to find an outside accounting expert who won’t charge taxpayers to analyze government finances. (File photo by Howard Packowi...
Oct 16, 2019
Key sewer work in Bloomington comes at a cost
The Bloomington City Council has agreed to spend almost $2.5 million on key sewer work. (File photo from Flickr) By Howard Packowitz and HOI-ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s city gov...
Oct 15, 2019
IWU professor shares ‘horrifying’ conditions at U.S. border facilities
IWU professor Kathleen O’Gorman spoke Tuesday night during an event at Heartland Community College. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Illinois Wesleyan University professor K...
Oct 15, 2019
Police probing hold up, theft in Bloomington
Police said at this time they have not determined if the incidents are related. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police are asking for the public’s help in a pair of cr...
Oct 15, 2019
BPD: Two arrested on drug charges after search warrant
Calvin Purdle (left) and Blanche Swift (right) were taken into custody Thursday. (Photos Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Police have arrested a Bloomington man ...
Oct 15, 2019
Local food bank adds remote distribution in West Virginia
Midwest Food Bank said it will send a truckload of food each month to West Virginia. (WJBC File Photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Midwest Food Bank has set up a satellite distribution on...
Oct 15, 2019
Pritzker’s five-year economic projects manufacturing sector growth
Pritzker's plan doesn't provide a cost, but said it will work to establish "two manufacturing training academies at downstate community colleges and eliminate residency requirements for those programs...
Oct 15, 2019
ISU seeks to replace U-High, Metcalf lab schools, envisions new engineering building
Illinois State University is making a $435.4 million capital spending request, which includes a new engineering building, new homes for the two lab schools and the Mennonite School of Nursing. (Illino...
Oct 15, 2019
