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State Rep. Adam Niemerg (NEE-murg) (R-Dieterich) says the proposed rule – up for a vote by a legislative rules panel in two weeks – is a threat to teachers. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave D...

The business violated Pritzker’s executive order by serving customers indoors three times late last year. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The p...

Officer John Fermon says the Bloomington Police Department is stepping up security in the downtown area to help the public feel safe. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLO...

Jamellia Harris, 22, of Normal. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – A woman accused of stabbing a man during a domestic dispute in Normal on Sunday is free on...

Judge Casey Costigan said he expected to have a verdict by Wednesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The judge who will decide the fate of a McLean Coun...

Anyone with information should contact Detective Jesse Lanphear at 309-434-2369 or JLanphear@cityblm.org. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a shooting th...

The average grant award was $9,000. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – To help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Normal rewarded fifty sma...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state's pile of unpaid bills is now shorter than $5 billion. So would we...

The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 38,738 doses, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Twitter/IDPH) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – State health o...

The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 5%. Another 78 people were released from isolation, now 13,092 have recovered. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil D...