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McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight said the health department switched to the system within the past week. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – To ...

There are 22 McLean County residents in the hospital due to COVID and 418 are in home isolation. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department)   By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean Coun...

Gov. JB Pritkzer spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller about the COVID-19 vaccine. (Neil Doyle/WJBC)   By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine, a lot of blame is be...

Connect Transit Marketing and Business Deployment manager Jeff Holtke said the online survey would take around five minutes to complete. (Photo courtesy: Connect Transit/Twitter) By Blake Haas BLOOMIN...

Sam McCann, who ran for governor in 2018. (Photo courtesy: Associated Press) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The latest story of political corruption in Illinois hits a former lawmaker – and mi...

Sydney Mays Jr. of Bloomington, arrives in the courtroom at the Law and Justice Cener Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, as he faces charges that he murdered Nate Pena, Corey Jackson and Juan Carlos Perez and inj...

Jordan Gillespie, 26, of LeRoy. (Photo courtesy LeRoy Police Department)   By Neil Doyle LEROY – A LeRoy man was arrested after a month long residential burglary investigation, according to...

The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 4.5%. The statewide rate is 3.5%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department)   By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean County heal...

Jennifer Woodward, Pharmacy Director at Carle BroMenn Medical Center receives a COVID-19 vaccine shipment from a Regional Hospital Coordinator official. (Photo courtesy McLean County Health Department...

Anything above 100 means growth, and the index has not been there since the pandemic hit. (Photo courtesy University of Illinois) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – There could be reason for optimis...