By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Members of the Stand Up for Justice group held signs in front of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts with hopes of bringing awareness to homelessness. The organization says the existing affordable housing is at compacity. There are currently over 500 people on the section 8 wait list. “We…… MORE
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington wants to say thank you to all those who served on Veterans Day. “Thanks to T-Mobile we are allowing veterans and their families to get in free on Veterans Day,” MPZ Superintendent Jay Tetzloff told WJBC’s Scott Miller. The Miller Park Zoo, located at…… MORE
The Peoria County Coroner’s office has identified a Bloomington man who died of multiple gunshots after a shooting in Peoria on Monday.… MORE
From disease outbreaks at veterans’ homes to complaints of unprofessionalism, the last few years have been hard for the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Tuesday morning, a legislative panel heard how things might be turning around. … MORE
More and more government employees are receiving their COVID-19 vaccine in the city of Bloomington.… MORE
By USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 4.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending November 7, 2021. Statewide, the average temperature was 41.3 degrees, 5.5 degrees below normal. Precipitation averaged 0.01 inches, 0.79 inches below normal. Topsoil moisture supply was rated 4 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A 16-year old Bloomington High School student accused of bringing a loaded gun to school last week faces the possibility of being tried as an adult on weapons charges. McLean County State’s Attorney Don Knapp said Monday he anticipates petitioning a judge to move the case to adult court. A…… MORE
By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Public Library has the backing of the city council for a tax increase to pay for most of a $22.8 million library expansion, while the council also finalized a three-year contract with unionized police officers. Aldermen voted 7-2 with members Nick Becker and Sheila Montney voting no, even…… MORE
The Tazewell County Coroner’s Office has identified a person involved in a motorcycle crash over the weekend.… MORE
By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – A Peoria heights man is behind bars in McLean County after local police say he allegedly attempted to rob a local restaurant. On Sunday evening, Bloomington police responded to a restaurant in the 1800 block of S. Veterans Parkway to a report of an armed subject around 8:45 p.m. Police…… 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…