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Gov. Pritzker says Speaker should quit if he wont answer questions about bribery investigation
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) faces a reckoning. The governor says the actions outlined in We...
Nov 19, 2020
Durkin: Time for Madigan to go
House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) is listening, Illinois Republicans have a message for him — ...
Nov 19, 2020
More than a dozen lawmakers don’t support Madigan as speaker
House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago). (Photo courtesy: WikiMedia/Illinoislawmakers) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – By an informal count, Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) would not have the sixty votes nee...
Nov 19, 2020
Heartland College eyes training program for mental health workers, school’s master plan calls for ag complex
Heartland Community College. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A first-of-its-kind program in Illinois is close to becoming reality as Heartland Community College ...
Nov 19, 2020
Sen. Durbin calls on President Trump to work with President-elect Biden on COVID vaccine distribution
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (Photo courtesy: Dick Durbin/Facebook)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Coronavirus cases are on the rise, and Illinois’s Senior U.S. Senator says President Trump needs to w...
Nov 18, 2020
Time for a reminder – winter driving skills
Brian Mendenhall, a highway maintainer with the Illinois Department of Transportation, says you should stay away from snow plows. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's almost...
Nov 18, 2020
McLean County Board race shows every vote counts
Democratic challenger Val Laymon is declaring victory after the final count shows she defeated incumbent Republican Jacob Beard by eight votes. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMIN...
Nov 18, 2020
A dozen Bloomington bars face possible revocation of liquor licenses following wild weekend
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner also serves as the Liquor Commissioner. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner has issued a summons for 12 b...
Nov 18, 2020
Gov. Pritzker announces new COVID-19 mitigations
Gov. Pritzker announced new COVID-19 mitigations on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says the best way to avoid a stay-at-home order is to act as if...
Nov 17, 2020
McLean County 7-day positivity rate above 14%
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight reports 18 residents are hospitalized due to the virus. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Health Department/Facebook)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTO...
Nov 17, 2020
