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Central Illinois under a heat advisory through Wednesday
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...
Aug 24, 2021
Warmer and drier week for Illinois crops
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 ...
Aug 24, 2021
New disaster assistance for residents and businesses in Livingston County and McLean County
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...
Aug 24, 2021
Child abuse cases on the rise in Central Illinois; DCFS reports over 25K investigations
The Child Protection Network provides financial resources that support the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Child abus...
Aug 23, 2021
IDOT launching massive construction project on I-57 and I-74
The project is expected to be completed by 2025. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WJBC StaffCHAMPAIGN – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is kicking off Champaign’s new highway...
Aug 23, 2021
Gov. Pritzker hopefully more will get vaccinated after FDA approves the Pfizer vaccine
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/Twitter)By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says he’s hopeful more people will get vaccinated against COVID-19 now that the Food and D...
Aug 23, 2021
Possible incentive to get a COVID booster shot
Dr. Vidya Sundareshan participated in a webinar through University of Illinois Springfield that also included officials of the Illinois and Springfield boards of education. (Facebook/Illinois National...
Aug 23, 2021
New laws protecting the victims of domestic violence
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – More people than you would probably guess are victims of domestic violence. Lt. Gov. Juliana Strattion runs down the numbers:...
Aug 23, 2021
McLean County man charged with trying to produce child porn in Chenoa
Curtis Cleary, 32, of Chenoa. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Chenoa man has been arrested after a McLean County Grand Jury indicted him on felony charges of attempted producti...
Aug 23, 2021
Colfax man gets 20 year prison sentence for sexually assaulting a child
Randall Patrick, 51, of Colfax. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Colfax man, who prosecutors say is a repeat sex offender, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.Randall Patri...
Aug 23, 2021
