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Road closures during Medici Craft Beer and Jazz Street Festival
Roads will reopen at 11 p.m. (Twitter/Town of Normal)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Uptown Normal is hosting the Medici Craft Beer and Jazz Street Festival on Saturday, Aug. 14 from 4 - 10 p.m., benefitt...
Aug 13, 2021
Heavy rain causes severe flooding in Central Illinois town
The National Weather Service said essentially every road was "impassable" Thursday afternoon as authorities pleaded with the public to avoid unnecessary travel. (Facebook/Illinois Weather)By HOI ABCGI...
Aug 13, 2021
​Governor signs new laws to help protect the physical and mental health of first responders
Gov. Pritzker signed the package of bills on Thursday in Springfield. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of new laws Thursday to help prote...
Aug 13, 2021
High bond set in local child molestation case
Johnson’s next court date is September 3. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A man remains jailed on a high bond after a McLean County Grand Jury ...
Aug 12, 2021
U.S. Rep. Davis says he’s “disappointed” to no longer serve on Jan. 6 investigation commission
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A Central Illinois lawmaker is “disappointed” his no longer on the January 6th commission to investigate ...
Aug 12, 2021
Popular Central Illinois drive-in closed due to record flooding in Gibson City
The Harvest Moon Twin drive-in theater is located at 1175 S. Sangamon Ave., in Gibson City. (Photo courtesy: Harvest Moon Twin drive-in theater/Facebook)By Blake HaasGIBSON CITY – A popular Cent...
Aug 12, 2021
MCHD reports 48 new cases of COVID-19; rolling positivity increases to 4.8%
McLean County Health officials reported the new cases on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department reports the rolling 7-day positivity ...
Aug 12, 2021
Sen. Durbin: Normal competing for a new Samsung battery facility
The Samsung battery facility would create thousands of jobs in the area, according to U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL). (Facebook/Samsung) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Samsung is considering Normal as...
Aug 12, 2021
St. Louis Dairy Council working with school districts to promote dairy as students head back to school
In addition to promoting milk served at schools, the organization also focuses on bring locally produced produce from school gardens or local farms into daily meals. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By Blake H...
Aug 10, 2021
One dead after Monday night crash on I-74 near Goodfield
Ruestman said preliminary autopsy results showed Welch died from blunt force injuries. He said Welch was not wearing her seatbelt. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCWOODFORD COUNTY R...
Aug 10, 2021
