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The county’s rolling positivity rate inched down to 4.3%, still slightly above the statewide rate of 3.9%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department)   By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON ...

On Sunday morning, Rep. Kinzinger launched a “Country first” political action committee aimed at bringing values back to the Republican party. (Photo courtesy: Country First/Twitter) By Bl...

The event is this Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church and will be a “drive in” style this year due to COVID-19. (Facebook/Home Sweet Home Ministries)   By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON –...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)   By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The senator who makes his home in Springfield says former President Trump should be held accountable for what hap...

Harris was then taken to the McLean County Jail for booking. Charges are pending an investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Normal Police responded to the La...

Sergeant Tim Power. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Sergeant Tim Power, who led the investigation into a 2018 shooting that left three dead and a c...

The average grant award was $9,000. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – To help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Normal rewarded fifty sma...

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state's pile of unpaid bills is now shorter than $5 billion. So would we...

The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 38,738 doses, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Twitter/IDPH) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – State health o...

The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 5%. Another 78 people were released from isolation, now 13,092 have recovered. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil D...