Category Archives: Top Stories
Local school board approves 3-year deal with next superintendent
David Mouser (Photo courtesy District 87)By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – District 87 has finalized a contract with the man they want to lead the Bloomington school district when long-time...
Dec 09, 2021
Local man receives Illinois’ highest honor for a county official
McLean County Supervisor of Assessments Robert “Bob” Kahman (podium). (Photo courtesy: Curt Newport, Illinois Association of County Officials) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A local man ...
Dec 08, 2021
Bullet found at Normal Community West High School, parent shares fear
Cavanaugh said she received an email from the school about the incident. It said some students were questioned and searched, but nothing else was found. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinoi...
Dec 08, 2021
HELP WANTED: McLean County’s largest school district in dire need of substitute teachers
Unit 5 Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s largest school district is in dire nee...
Dec 07, 2021
Normal Town Council Member says Town of Normal is looking into the intersection that killed an ISU student
Normal Town Council member Stan Nord. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasNORMAL – Less than a week after an Illinois State University graduate student died in a car accident near ISU’...
Dec 06, 2021
Bloomington Public Library receives a $5.68M grant to help with an expansion project
The 16-month project is scheduled for completion in Aug. 2023. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Public Library received a significant grant from t...
Dec 06, 2021
NPD: Watch out for ‘porch pirates’ during the holiday season
According to CNBC, over $25 million worth of goods is stolen or lost across the United States each day. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay) By Blake HaasNORMAL – As the holidays quickly approach, the Norm...
Dec 06, 2021
Local health officials report three more COVID-related deaths since Friday
McLean County Health officials reported the new cases on Monday.(Facebook/McLean County Health Department)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Three more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19, a...
Dec 06, 2021
State’s commission on discrimination and hate crimes has heard from the people on the front lines – high school students
Serena Thakkar, a student at St Charles East High School, says procedures at her school are lacking. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A two-hour online town hall is an exam...
Dec 06, 2021
Man facing charges in McLean County after allegedly caught with handgun and ammunition at CIRA airport screening
Police arrested Dean at CIRA airport on Friday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A man remains behind bars in McLean County after TSA agents allege he attempted to bring a ...
Dec 04, 2021
