By WMBD-TV & Jake Fogal CENTRAL ILLINOIS – The McLean County Health Department reported that more mosquitos have tested positive for the West Nile virus in the county this week. According to the health department, the positive test came from a mosquito pool located just east of Bloomington in the 61705 ZIP code. This is…… MORE
Normal police are investigating the discovery of a body that was found at a business on Wednesday.… MORE
A Plainfield, Indiana, man remains behind bars in McLean County after being arrested in LeRoy.… MORE
On Tuesday, Bent Elementary Superstars gathered for a special assembly to kick off the centennial celebration week.… MORE
The Normal Town Council Tuesday night approved a local grocery tax.… MORE
A federal judge in Rockford has declared a state law banning concealed firearms on public transit systems unconstitutional – at least as it applies to four individuals who challenged it in court. … MORE
By WMBD-TV MORTON – In a 10-8 vote, a solar farm proposed to be built in Morton was denied. In the Tazewell County Board’s meeting Wednesday, the special use request by Unsicker Solar was denied by the board. One part of the decision was with the high amount of solar farms in the state already,…… MORE
A man wanted in Tazewell County picked up new charges this weekend in Normal, according to court records.… MORE
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – A 34-year-old woman from Normal stands accused of filming a sexual encounter with an animal. The investigation into Sarah Howard began when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted Bloomington Police about the uploading of videos believed to be child pornography. After multiple search warrants, police said Howard…… MORE
By WMBD-TV CENTRAL ILLINOIS – Labor Day Weekend is upon us, marking the unofficial end of the summer season. It’s also the last busy travel holiday of the summer. “Two trends that we’re seeing this Labor Day weekend, number one, the top destination domestically is Seattle. What we’re also seeing is cruises in Alaska being…… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…