Category Archives: Top Stories
Sen. Durbin calling for support of climate change provisions on the heels of a deadly tornado
Sen. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – On the heels of a deadly tornado that claimed 74 lives, Illinois’s Senior Senator calls for support of the climate ...
Dec 14, 2021
Midwest Food Bank on standby to send relief to tornado victims
Family food boxes are enough shelf-stable food to feed a family of four for four to five days. (Photo courtesy: Midwest Food Bank) By Blake HaasNORMAL – After a historic tornado tore through fiv...
Dec 14, 2021 Midwest Food Bank. (Photo courtesy: Midwest Food Bank)
Opening of new Bloomington-Normal YMCA delayed
Construction continues at the new facility located at at the corner of Washington Street and St. Joseph Drive, just south of the hospital. (Photo courtesy: YMCA/Facebook) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON R...
Dec 13, 2021
Local health officials report four additional COVID-related deaths; 287 new cases since Friday
McLean County Health Department officials reported the new cases on Monday. (Photo courtesy: Reditus) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Four more McLean County residents have died from COVID-complicati...
Dec 13, 2021
Gov. Pritzker tours tornado-ravaged Metro East
Gov. Pritzker (black jacket) met with officials on Monday to tour tornado damage in the Metro-East. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/Twitter) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker, in anothe...
Dec 13, 2021
FBI lead task force offering a reward in ISU graduate student’s death
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI. (Photo courtesy: FBI Springfield/Twitter) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The task force, led by the FBI and local law enforcement, is...
Dec 13, 2021
Fallen Heroes Tree of Honor displays three locations in Central IL
America’s Gold Star Families Peoria River Front Tree of Honor display. Photo Courtesy of Frances Maddox.By Jake FogalContinuing its holiday tradition, America’s Gold Star Families and Sgt....
Dec 11, 2021
Report: Georgia beats out Texas & Arizona in Rivian Automotive sweepstakes
Rivian Automotive in Normal, Ill.By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL-Rivian Automotive, making electric vehicles in Normal, has picked Georgia as the site of its second factory, according to a publish...
Dec 11, 2021
Prosecutors deny new trial plea by convicted killer
Bart McNeil. (Photo courtesy Illinois Department of Corrections)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man serving a life sentence after being convicted of killing his daughter is h...
Dec 11, 2021
City of Bloomington deliberating for share of massive opioid settlement
Photo Courtesy of HOI ABC.By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON-Bloomington aldermen are expected to decide Monday night whether to become part of the nationwide settlement compensating taxpayers for co...
Dec 11, 2021
