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Mayor Lightfoot wants state help
Chicago Mayor Lightfoot. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot's request for state help with the city's projected budget deficit – specifically,...
Sep 01, 2020
Booker, Baldwin wow virtual brunch
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) tried to rally the troops during a virtual Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Association event Monday evening. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD &...
Sep 01, 2020
Illinois State University athletics: ‘BLACK LIVES MATTER’
Illinois State University Athletic Director Larry Lyons. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – Illinois State University’s athletic department has finalized its respo...
Sep 01, 2020
146 new COVID cases in McLean County; More ISU students test positive
McLean County’s overall positivity rate is 3.8%. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s rolling positivity rate continues to rise as local health officials...
Aug 31, 2020 McLean County Health Department. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Two events, one city – Bloomington home to Back the Blue and Black Lives Matter Rally
T-shirts sold at the event will benefit the Boys and Girls Club along with other non-profits. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) BLOOMINGTON – Union Park in Bloomington was the center of tw...
Aug 31, 2020
ISU athletic director apologizes to student-athletes for saying ‘All Redbird Lives Matter’
Illinois State University athletic director Larry Lyons. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Student-athletes at Illinois State University said in their annual meeting ...
Aug 29, 2020
Bloomington man gets 50-years in prison for fatal 2019 shooting
Scott Allen, 18, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A convicted killer from Bloomington was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison for a ...
Aug 29, 2020
Normal mayor issues two emergency orders to prevent spread of COVID-19
More information about the orders can be found here. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Normal Mayor Chris Koos issued two emergency orders Friday that limits gatherings in/around I...
Aug 28, 2020
Corn Belt Energy sends crews to assist with Hurricane Laura
Corn Belt Energy crews depart to assist Jeff Davis Electric Cooperative in Jennings, Louisiana. (Twitter/Corn Belt Energy) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Crews from Corn Belt Energy are depa...
Aug 28, 2020
ISU’s police chief says lives are at stake if police are defunded
Illinois State University Police Chief Aaron Woodruff. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas NORMAL – While protesters call for police defunding, Illinois State Universities Police Chief say...
Aug 28, 2020
