Howard Packowitz, Author at WEEK

March 4, 2021 2:01 am Howard Packowitz

(WEEK) – An iconic restaurant chain that started in Normal 87 years ago is shaking up the way customers are served, aiming to stay afloat after the…

March 3, 2021 9:22 pm Howard Packowitz

PONTIAC (WEEK) – An auto repair shop in Pontiac might be a total loss from a fire that happened there Wednesday evening. A firefighter told news…

March 3, 2021 8:39 pm Howard Packowitz

NORMAL (WEEK) – The union representing more than 400 graduate teaching assistants at Illinois State University said it’s entering a “strike…

March 2, 2021 8:18 pm Howard Packowitz

MCLEAN COUNTY (WEEK) – Two of the three candidates for Bloomington mayor believe economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic pose the most…

March 2, 2021 1:28 am Howard Packowitz

NORMAL (WEEK) – A four-hour Normal Town Council meeting Monday night included disagreement whether Mayor Chris Koos’ neighborhood has rusty water.…

March 1, 2021 8:56 pm Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – Comprehensive criminal justice reform signed into law last month by Gov. JB Pritzker is prompting a call for the McLean County…

February 26, 2021 7:03 pm Howard Packowitz

PEORIA (WEEK) – Local health leaders are revising data from the past two months, showing 16 more COVID-19-related deaths in Peoria County, while the…

February 26, 2021 4:27 pm Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) -McLean County prosecutors have gained a second conviction for a gun battle that killed a man on Bloomington’s east side almost…

February 26, 2021 2:16 pm Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – The McLean County Health Department on Friday reported 30 more COVID-19 cases, and at the same time, the agency said…

February 25, 2021 12:18 am Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) – McLean County’s chief prosecutor says his office is reviewing a 1998 Bloomington murder case in which a local man is now…

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