Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois State University launches $4.5M Faculty Diversity Enhancement plan
Faculty who participate in the program can receive a maximum of $20,000 per year for three years. (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University) By Blake HaasNORMAL – Illinois State University is l...
Mar 21, 2022
Sen. Durbin looking forward to Supreme Court confirmation hearings
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL.) (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), looks forward to the confirmation h...
Mar 18, 2022
McLean County mother deemed unfit to stand trial
Her next court date is set for 11 a.m. June 24. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington mother charged with concealing the death of her 7-month-old daughter...
Mar 18, 2022
Pedestrian dies after being struck by vehicle in Bloomington
Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington urges others to be mindful and alert as temperatures increase and pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcycles are out on the highway. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) B...
Mar 17, 2022
GOP: Fundamental change needed at DCFS
State Rep Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The roll call continues – of dead or missing children. And State Rep Tom Weber (R-Lake Villa)...
Mar 17, 2022
Multicultural Leadership Institute names new executive director
Ruffin’s background includes serving as a volunteer with the McLean County Detention Center for over 20-years. (Photo courtesy: Cecilia Ruffin/Facebook)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The Multi...
Mar 17, 2022
CIRA is seeing an uptick in travel but experiencing a pilot shortage
Even before the pandemic, airports felt the pinch, but now Fran Strebing, Deputy Director at CIRA, said it’s even worse. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Passenger tr...
Mar 16, 2022
McLean County board member joins Asian-American women from Illinois House to call for more education
State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-Glenview) celebrates the passage of the TEAACH Act, which requires a curriculum that includes contributions of Asian-Americans. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Da...
Mar 16, 2022
Federal Reserve raises interest rates, local financial advisor reacts
On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 518 points at the closing bell. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – For the first time since 2018, the Federal Reserve ap...
Mar 16, 2022
State higher Ed. board approves new College of Engineering at Illinois State University
ISU officials are targeting the fall of 2025 for enrollment of the first class of an estimated 130 students, rising to reach 520 students by the fourth year, according to a release. (Photo courtesy: I...
Mar 15, 2022
