By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ economic performance continues. A monthly reading of the state’s activity, the Flash index, is up a tick from 105.4 to 105.5 as of the first of December. The index, authored by University of Illinois economics professor Fred Giertz, considers consumer spending, corporate earnings, and personal income. The month’s rise,…… MORE
A man remains behind bars in McLean County after TSA agents allege he attempted to bring a gun through airport screening at Central Illinois Regional Airport.… MORE
Bloomington police are asking for the public’s help in solving a “shots fired” incident late Thursday night.… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A local woman hit by a sport utility vehicle in north Bloomington on Thursday is recovering at an Urbana hospital, and coworkers at the McLean County Clerk’s office are optimistic about her recovery. Gracie Ayers of Bloomington was initially taken to a hospital in the Twin-Cities, then flown by helicopter…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Four snow leopards and a Sumatran tiger have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington. The big cats were showing symptoms about two weeks ago. As a result, the zoo closed the Katthoefer Animal Building to keep the animals isolated. “The care and treatment of the…… MORE
By IIS Radio CHICAGO – Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and CVS Health are announcing a new safety measure to help reduce pharmacy robberies statewide. The attorney general says the installation of time delay safes in CVS pharmacies across the state will make it much more difficult for thieves, often part of a gang operation,…… MORE
By IIS Radio CHAMPAIGN – If your family is headed out this weekend to pick out a Christmas tree, you might want to consider a few of these tips. One thing people often forget to do is measure the space where they want to put the tree, and it ends up being too big says…… MORE
By IIS Radio SPRINGFIELD – Fall has been warmer than normal in Illinois this year. Even though temperatures were pretty cold in November, a warm September and October pushed fall totals above average says state climatologist Trent Ford. Chicago, Rockford, East Saint Louis, Moline and Quincy are wrapping up one of the top five warmest…… MORE
By RFD Radio CHICAGO – The omicron variant hasn’t been detected yet in Illinois, but Gov. JB Pritzker says its only a matter of time before it’s here – if it isn’t already. He says mitigations like indoor mask mandates aren’t going away anytime soon. “We are not lifting that, especially not now,” said Pritzker…… MORE
A Clinton man wants a hearing before the Bloomington District 87 School Board to answer charges alleging he unleashed an obscenity-laden rant after a board meeting in September.… 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…