Category Archives: News
BPD Adds Online Reporting
The Bloomington Police Department is proud to offer its citizens a way to report certain minor offenses through an online reporting system. The change will allow citizens and officers to have less fac...
Aug 19, 2020
McLean Co.Chamber Presents the 2020 State of Congress
Chamber Presents the 2020 State of Congress - Part III of Our IV Part Advocacy Series WHAT The McLean County Chamber of Commerce once again presents the State of Congress - part III of the Chamber's I...
Aug 19, 2020
Study gives Illinois high marks for early education system
(The Center Square) - A new study on the country's early education systems gave Illinois high marks. The personal finance website WalletHub looked at 12 key metrics to come up with the rankings, inclu...
Aug 19, 2020
COVID-19 Outbreak at Illinois Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan University now has 19 cases of COVID-19 among the student population. University officials say that ten of those cases have been attributed to an outbreak among students who initiall...
Aug 19, 2020
Saliva Test For COVID Developed At U Of I Wins Emergency Approval
(WMAY) -- State officials say it could be a game-changer in the fight against coronavirus. The FDA has granted emergency approval for widespread use of a saliva test developed by the University of Ill...
Aug 19, 2020
REPORT: 4 Chicago Aldermen Want to Force Special City Council Meeting on Looting, Call for National Guard Help
The Chicago Tribune reports four Chicago aldermen have filed notice to force a special meeting of the City Council later this week to address looting and call for the National Guard to be deployed. Th...
Aug 19, 2020 People confront police officers during a protest over the death of George Floyd in Chicago, Saturday, May 30, 2020. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
25-Year-Old Man Dies in Lawn Mower Accident
A 25-year-old man is dead after a lawn mowing accident Wednesday morning at the YWCA McLean County on North Hershey Road in Bloomington. The young man is said to have become trapped under a large mowe...
Aug 19, 2020
Board plans to move statues on grounds of Illinois State Capitol without knowing costs
(The Center Square) - The Office of the Architect of the Capitol Board voted Wednesday to move forward with plans to rearrange several large statues with connections to slavery on the Illinois State C...
Aug 19, 2020
McLean Co. COVID-19 Update: 51 New Cases, Cumulative Positivity Rate at 2.2%
McLean County Health Department is reporting 51 new cases of COVID-19 today. 155 individuals are isolating at home Four individuals are currently hospitalized, with one of those in Intensive Care 655 ...
Aug 19, 2020
Multiple projects underway in the Bloomington-Normal area
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that multiple projects in the Bloomington-Normal area are underway or starting soon and extending into 2021. The five projects represent a tot...
Aug 19, 2020
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