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The Bloomington Hy-Vee located at 1403 N. Veterans Parkway. (Facebook/Hy-Vee Bloomington)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Flu shots are now being offered at Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations around the nation...

Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason. (YouTube/City of Bloomington)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – More businesses and organizations are mandating the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, the is no vaccine r...

Nikki Budzinski is a labor activist, former senior advisor to Gov. JB Pritzker, and most recently worked at the Office of Management and Budget in the Biden Administration. (YouTube/Nikki Budzinski fo...

According to Normal Police, car thefts are on the rise. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By Blake Haas NORMAL – Car theft is rising in the twin cities, and a spokesperson for Normal Police says it&...

Illinois State University President Dr. Terri Goss Kinzey (speaking) joined Normal Mayor Chris Koos, Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe and Bloomington Gold President Guy Larson at a press conference a...

Lessons will be for all grades. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – Two new laws update sex education in Illinois schools. One law gives sex education a major overhaul, requi...

Gov. JB Pritzker. (Facebook/Gov. JB Pritzker) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is warning that significantly stricter measures could be put back into place if COVID-19 numbers don...

The heat advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Wednesday. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle LINCOLN – A heat advisory will go into effect at 1 p.m. Tuesday for all of central Illinois with heat indic...

Corn dough reached 85 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 87 percent. Corn dented reached 50 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 47 percent. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr)   By USDA ...

To be eligible for this declaration, at least 25 homes and/or business in an Illinois county had to have sustained major uninsured losses of at least 40 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Weather) By HOI ABC...