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Gov. Pritzker signs massive state budget into law
Gov. Pritzker signed the new state budget on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/File) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker is signing the new state budget into law – a plan...
Apr 19, 2022
City of Bloomington Ward One application period closes Wednesday
The position is now open after the resignation of Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem, Jamie Mathy, who steeped down due to business conflicts that will not allow him to serve. (Photo Courtesy of The Cit...
Apr 19, 2022
Only one Illinois crop is making progress
Winter wheat headed was 4 percent, even with the 5-year average. (WJBC File Photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 1.3 days suitable for field work during the week ending April 17, 2022. Statewid...
Apr 19, 2022
Cases of COVID-19 are slowly rising across Illinois
Shelby Morris from Clinton, received her first does of the COVID-19 vaccine last year. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC) By Blake Haas and IISSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Heal...
Apr 14, 2022
Reditus Labs to be placed in receivership
Reditus Laboratories received more than $220 million in state contracts for handling COVID-19 PCR test results. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC TAZEWELL COUNTY – A judge in Ta...
Apr 14, 2022
McLean County Museum of History to honor Abraham Lincoln in May
Nearing the 157th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination, “Looking for Lincoln” will be displayed near the site of the old Bloomington Train Depot of the Chicago and Alton Railroad. (Pho...
Apr 14, 2022
DNA analysis has been a game-changer in sex assault investigations
It's not foolproof, but Ted Cross, a professor of social work, says his research underscores the importance of having quality labs and top notch examiners. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD ...
Apr 14, 2022
Community feedback sought as Unit 5 weighs tax hike, other options to reduce deficits
Unit 5 Superintendent Kristen Weikle (left) and School Board President Amy Roser (right). (Vimeo) By HOI ABCNORMAL – McLean County's largest school district is planning a series of public engage...
Apr 14, 2022
Bloomington District 87 School Board member to leave her post
District 87 School Board member Tammy Houtzel. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A District 87 School Board member is resigning her elected position because she's moving out of the...
Apr 14, 2022
Farm groups celebrate legislative victory in just-passed state budget
Illinois Corn Growers Association president Marty Marr, who farms at New Berlin, near Springfield, says the state has needed more veterinarians. (Photo courtesy Illinois Corn Growers Association)By Da...
Apr 13, 2022
