Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois State University union employees ratify contract
The contract's terms are retroactive to July 1, 2021 and run through June 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – AFSCME Local 1110, the union that represents appro...
Apr 20, 2022
Teacher hiring across Illinois hits record numbers
The latest survey found that strides have been made in easing the teacher shortage in Illinois. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By IIS and Blake HaasSPRINGFIELD – Illinois added nearly 5,700 teacher...
Apr 20, 2022
ISU and AFSCME agree to contract raising paying wages
More than 92% voted to approve the terms of an agreement reached last week as University workers were prepared to go on strike if objectives could not be met. (Photo Courtesy of HOI ABC/News 25)By Jak...
Apr 20, 2022
Gov. Pritzker signs massive state budget into law
Gov. Pritzker signed the new state budget on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/File) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is signing the new state budget into law – a plan...
Apr 19, 2022
City of Bloomington Ward One application period closes Wednesday
The position is now open after the resignation of Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem, Jamie Mathy, who steeped down due to business conflicts that will not allow him to serve. (Photo Courtesy of The Cit...
Apr 19, 2022
Aaron Rossi calls claims against him “Outrageous”
This proclamation comes as Rossi (right) faces federal tax fraud charges for 2015, 2016 and 2017. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC TAZEWELL COUNTY – The now-remov...
Apr 18, 2022
Illinois gas prices see slight rise in latest report
Average Illinois gas prices rose 0.9 cents over the last week.(WJBC File Photo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – Gas prices are still high across Illinois as the average price rose 0.9 cents over the w...
Apr 18, 2022
Bloomington man headed to federal prison on gun charges
The Bloomington Police Department and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations worked together on the case. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON &#...
Apr 14, 2022 The man now heads to prison. (Photo courtesy: File)
Cases of COVID-19 are slowly rising across Illinois
Shelby Morris from Clinton, received her first does of the COVID-19 vaccine last year. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Heal...
Apr 14, 2022
Reditus Labs to be placed in receivership
Reditus Laboratories received more than $220 million in state contracts for handling COVID-19 PCR test results. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC TAZEWELL COUNTY – A judge in Ta...
Apr 14, 2022
