Category Archives: Politics
Bloomington’s Miller Park Zoo to welcome monkey, antelope exhibit with the help of state dollars
The Bloomington City Council Monday night unanimously agreed to amend its current budget to the tune of $507,400 for an exhibit featuring a breeding pair of De Brazza monkeys and and a duiker antelope...
Jul 28, 2020
Durbin remembers late Congressman John Lewis
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL). (Facebook/Dick Durbin) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Lawmakers and people across the country are paying their respects to the civil rights icon and late Con...
Jul 28, 2020
Bloomington-Normal eateries praised for putting COVID safety ahead of profits
The Bloomington City Council meeting Monday night via Zoom. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington City Council member is praising several restaurants in the Twin...
Jul 28, 2020
Black curtain now covers Stephen Douglas portrait in the Illinois House chamber
Mark Pohlad, associate professor of art history, DePaul University, says the statues and portraits don't really mean that much artistically, and removing them does not erase history. (Photo courtesy: ...
Jul 27, 2020
Gov. Pritzker says mask up until 2021
Gov. JB Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Get used to wearing those masks. Gov. JB Pritzker says he sees an end date for the coronavirus mitigation measures, but t...
Jul 27, 2020
McLean County Board drops plans for in-person committee meetings, COVID worries cited
The resolution allows the board to meet in-person for executive sessions, but no action can be taken during those closed-door meetings. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON &...
Jul 22, 2020
The governor and IDOT announce a six-year construction plan
Six years' worth of roads and bridges in Illinois, for more than 21 (b) billion dollars, is the economic boost Gov Pritzker touted Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Dave DahlCOLLINSVILLE–...
Jul 22, 2020
Illinois House GOP members call for special session
State Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The latest reaction to the Commonwealth Edison bribery allegations, to which the utility has admitted, is ...
Jul 21, 2020
Juneteenth might become a Bloomington city holiday
Council member Mboka Mwilambwe (City of Bloomington photo).By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington is a step closer to declaring Juneteenth a city holiday.At a committee-of-the-whole m...
Jul 21, 2020
Libertarians celebrate ballot access
Steve Suess, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Illinois. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Candidates on the Libertarian Party ticket filed their paperwork at the Il...
Jul 20, 2020
