By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Heartland Community College is accepting nominations for its 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. Heartland’s Director of Public Information Steve Fast spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. “We find somebody that has gone through the experience of going to Heartland and has gone on to exciting things either personally, professionally, or has made…… MORE
By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – Monday marks the two year anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 reported in Illinois. The first case on Jan. 24 of 2020 was a Chicago woman who had recently returned from Wuhan, China. Two years later, the pandemic continues with record setting numbers of new cases and hospitalizations this…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington residents got their first look at how the city government’s budget might look when the next fiscal year starts in May, and it shows strong revenue even as the area’s economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. At Monday night’s city council meeting, government staffers said they expect to present…… MORE
A Bloomington man remains behind bars on multiple weapon charges as Police say he played a role in a shooting over the weekend.… MORE
The Normal Police Department is continuing their ‘Manhunt Monday’ social media campaign this time; they are asking for the publics help in a recent theft case.… MORE
A 23-year old McLean County man remains behind bars on a million-dollar bond alleging he tortured a Bloomington woman for 48-hours.… MORE
Three more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19 as health officials report 1,127 new cases of the virus since Friday.… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – According to GasBuddy’s daily survey of over 4,300 gas stations in Illinois, gas prices are up about 4.7 cents over the week, averaging $3.46 a gallon. Gas prices in the state are 10 cents higher than a month ago and 98 cents higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Multiple pets are dead after a fire Sunday afternoon on the city’s south side, according to the Bloomington Fire Department. Firefighters were called at 1:50 p.m. to the 1300 block of South Oak Street. Crews encountered thick smoke and flames coming from the front of the home. Authorities say one…… MORE
A McLean County judge on Friday handed down a 28 year prison sentence for one of three men convicted of a fatal shooting in Bloomington almost three years ago.… 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…