Scott Miller had the opportunity to test drive the new R1T truck from Rivian.… MORE
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Scott Miller had the opportunity to test drive the new R1T truck from Rivian.… MORE
A high bond has been set for a Bloomington man accused of stealing a car and resisting arrest.… MORE
By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker Friday again signed a redistricting bill, and Republicans again said he’s a promise-breaker. That’s because lawmakers, rather than, for example, an independent commission, are the mapmakers. State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield), minority spokesman on the House Redistricting Committee, says one result is that many Republicans in the…… MORE
It’s time – past time, really – to get back to work. … MORE
Know a laborer deserving of recognition? Nominate them for the Laborer of the Year!… MORE
Join WJBC along with State Farm Insurance to celebrate the Fourth of July at Miller Park in Bloomington and Fairview Park in Normal.… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Frontier Airlines will provide new nonstop flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport to Las Vegas beginning this August. FRONTIER AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NONSTOP LAS VEGAS FLIGHTS FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS REGIONAL AIRPORT Fares as low as $49* https://t.co/p2nWGAoALh #flycira #flyfrontier #Vegas #readysetcira — Central Illinois Regional Airport (@FlyCIRA) June 22, 2021 “We…… MORE
Direct Travel invites you to join them for a Seasonal Celebration Tour this December in New York City!… MORE
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 4.2% as local health officials Wednesday reported 38 new cases of COVID-19.… MORE
McLean County health officials report 29 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, increasing the county total of confirmed cases to 14,924.… 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…