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Heart of Illinois region envisioned to reopen for business
The Bloomington City Council meeting Monday night via Zoom. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By HOI ABC and Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration has drawn a map dividing the sta...
May 12, 2020
Council agrees to expand enterprise zone
Bloomington Council voted Monday in favor of the candy maker (PHOTO: WJBC file photo) By Katherine Murphy Candy maker Ferrero has one green light on expansion if it makes that dec...
May 12, 2020
Pritzker says coronavirus peak could be mid-June
Live from his house, Gov. JB Pritzker resumed his coronavirus briefing Monday. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Now the coronavirus peak for Illinois could be mid-June. Gov. JB...
May 11, 2020
Bloomington COVID-19 drive-thru testing site to close Thursday
The drive-thru testing site at the McLean County Fairgrounds opened at the end of March. (Facebook/McLean County Emergency Management Agency) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The COVID-19 driv...
May 11, 2020
Bradley University to reopen for on-campus classes for fall 2020 semester
Bradley’s Return to Campus team is also exploring other methods for the return of on-campus classes in accordance with governmental guidelines. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABC PEORIA ...
May 11, 2020 Photo courtesy: File)
Field stations department at UIS hits fun way to keep Lake Springfield clean
Cleanup crews can vote for their favorite ball club by using trash. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The field stations department at the University of Illinois Spring...
May 11, 2020
Restaurant owners frustrated with Pritzker’s reopening plan
When Governor J.B. Pritzker announced earlier this week his 5-phase plan for reopening Illinois, it was clear that it would be many more weeks before restaurants could open their doors. (Photo courtes...
May 11, 2020
Boating on Illinois waterways is once again permitted, but some are objecting to limits placed on the number of people aboard
Boating is once again allowed in Illinois, but some object to limits placed on the number of people aboard. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Boating on Illinois ...
May 11, 2020
Pritzker staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Gov. JB Pritzker at the coronavirus press briefing. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleCHICAGO – A member of Gov. JB Pritzker’s senior staff has tested positive for COVID-19 and as of Sun...
May 11, 2020
Illinois businesses worry about uncertainty in navigating Pritzker’s reopen plan
An official from the Illinois Department of Public Health said there are around 30 different guidelines the state plans to put out to businesses to coincide with the governor's plan to reopen the econ...
May 11, 2020
