Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Twin-Cities transit system hires manager to oversee construction of $18 million transfer center
Connect Transit’s current transfer point is just north of the McLean County Law and Justice Center on Front Street, and does not protect waiting passengers from the cold, or keep them safe late ...
Dec 07, 2020
ISU students living on campus must be tested for COVID-19 when they return after the holidays
Illinois State University is requiring all ISU students to get tested for COVID-19 once they return to campus. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – COVID-19 testing is req...
Dec 07, 2020
Complaints continue about fraud and security breaches at IDES
Kristin Richards, acting director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Complaints continue about fraud and security breaches at the state'...
Dec 04, 2020
MCHD reports 167 new coronavirus cases; 253 more recover
253 additional people were released from isolation, now 7,804 have recovered, according to McLean County health officials. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMING...
Dec 04, 2020
Hy-Vee seeks to hire 1,000 pharmacy technicians to expand COVID testing, prepare for vaccine
Hy-Vee is hiring both full- and part-time licensed pharmacy technicians. Interested applicants can visit www.hy-vee.com/careers. (Facebook/Hy-Vee Bloomington) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Hy-...
Dec 04, 2020
Positivity rate climbs above 13%; McLean County adds 136 new cases
There are 17 McLean County residents currently hospitalized due to COVID, but local hospitals are reporting 81% of ICU beds in use and 93% of total beds in use. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health ...
Dec 03, 2020
No jury trials in McLean County this month due to COVID-19
No decision has been made for for January jury trials in the 11th Circuit. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois/WJBC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Jury trials have been called off in McLea...
Dec 03, 2020
Flash Index shows economic activity has stalled in Illinois
On a scale by which 100 is the break-even point between growth and contraction, the index is 95.6 for a second month in a row. (Photo U of I Flash Index) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The econo...
Dec 03, 2020
Illinois hits a one-day high for coronavirus deaths
Gov. JB Pritzker. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Wednesday's coronavirus report from Gov. JB Pritzker was a grim one, as he announced a new one-day high for deaths: 238.Otherwi...
Dec 02, 2020
BPD arrests two for weapons related offenses
Daejon Johnson, 19, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Police arrested two Bloomington residents Monday afternoon for weapon and drug offenses....
Dec 02, 2020
