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Leah Marlene continues hot streak on ‘American Idol’
You can catch Leah's next performance Sunday, May 15th at 7:00 PM on Heart of Illinois ABC. (Facebook/Leah Marlene)By HOI ABCNORMAL – Normal native Leah Marlene has advanced to the Top Five afte...
May 09, 2022
Fire destroys several vehicles, including semi, in rural Carlock
Aiding Carlock were firefighters from Danvers, Hudson, Congerville, Dale Township, and Towanda. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCCARLOCK – Fire ripped through a large metal shed in rural Carlock Thurs...
May 06, 2022
Illinois auditor general report blasts Pritzker administration’s response to COVID outbreak in LaSalle
Gov. JB Pritzker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – In what Republicans surely see as an election-year gift, the Illinois auditor general is blasting the Pritzker administration's respon...
May 06, 2022
State’s annual police memorial ceremony
Eleven more names will be added to the police memorial on the Capitol's southwest lawn, normally the site of the ceremony the first Thursday of every May. Rain moved the proceedings into the Illinois ...
May 06, 2022
Gov. Pritzker signs legislation for a pension buyout plan
Gov. Pritzker signed the legislation on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/File) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – State government employees now have a few more years to take advantage of a ...
May 05, 2022
Anything but Normal, Leah Marlene’s journey to American Idol
Leah Marlene is in the Top 7 of American Idol, and hopes to continue her run into the Top 5 and beyond. (Facebook/Leah Marlene)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – The singing sensation from Normal, Illin...
May 05, 2022
A new grant is bolstering a program for African American students
The initiative has already enrolled more than 5,000 students. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Community College Board is announcing a new grant that w...
May 05, 2022
U.S. Transportation Secretary makes a stop in Joliet
Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlJOLIET – We're on a one-way route – to electric vehicles. And the public and co...
May 05, 2022
Police looking for “dangerous” man possibly in Woodford County
Javier Aguirre, a 47-year-old man from Hoopestown, escaped from a hospital transport van around 11:20 Wednesday night. (MGN/Illinois State Police)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Illinois State Police is...
May 05, 2022
Bloomington Police officer rescues man from burning home
The man is hospitalized with burns, but the officer is fine, according to Bloomington Police Lt. Clayton Arnold. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Police)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomingto...
May 05, 2022
