Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
McLean County administers 100,000 dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Shelby Morris received her first does of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – McLean County celebrated a significant milestone in the COVID...
Apr 23, 2021
MCHD to offer evening and drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinics
The COVID-19 vaccination site located at Grossinger Motors Arena in downtown Bloomington. (Blake Haas/WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – To increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine, the McLean...
Apr 21, 2021
2 additional COVID-related deaths in McLean County
The county added 91 new cases Wednesday as the rolling positivity rate inched up to 5.6%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Hea...
Apr 21, 2021
CIRA passenger numbers up 27% last month
Central Illinois Regional Airport Deputy Director Fran Strebing says there were extra flights on Allegiant and Frontier to Florida and American and Delta saw increases in traffic. (Facebook/Central Il...
Apr 21, 2021
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation awards 66 grants to local nonprofits
There were three different categories of grants with awards ranging from $500 to $5,500.(Facebook/Illinois Prairie Community Foundation) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A local grant-making publ...
Apr 21, 2021
Local NAACP leaders push for police reform after Chauvin verdict
The Bloomington-Normal NAACP branch released a statement late Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The jury’s finding that ex-Minneap...
Apr 21, 2021
Taxpayers in Normal get the legal bill to probe council member’s discrimination allegations
Council member Stan Nord. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – The Town of Normal has received the bill for a Chicago-area law firm to investigate an elected official̵...
Apr 21, 2021
ISBE executive director is retiring
It's been just two weeks since Steve Sandvoss, executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, was placed on administrative leave after reporting he was the victim of an online extortion ...
Apr 20, 2021
Market Street parking garage repairs resume next week
All work on the Market Street parking garage is expected to be complete by July 30. (Photo from Google Maps) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Work on the Market Street parking garage in downtown ...
Apr 20, 2021
MCHD reports 212 new cases of coronavirus
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate held steady at 5.3%. (Twitter/ReditusLabs) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local health officials reported 212 new cases of COVID-19 in McLean Count...
Apr 19, 2021
