Category Archives: Local News
Coroner releases more information about dead body found in Pekin
Pekin Police say there does not appear to be foul play. (WJBC/File)By Neil DoylePEKIN – A dead body found in Pekin earlier this week has been identified as a 38-year-old man from northern Illino...
Jul 20, 2022
License plate-reading cameras approved in Normal
Normal Police said earlier that the data obtained from the cameras won't be shared with or sold to third parties. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCNORMAL – The Normal Town Council has voted to approve...
Jul 20, 2022
YMCA announces grand opening with EasterSeals in move to new facility
The Bloomington-Normal YMCA announces that it will debut it’s new facility on Monday, August 22. (YMCA/Facebook)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal YMCA is packing up their b...
Jul 19, 2022
GasBuddy: Illinois prices inch down over the week
Prices in Illinois are 52.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.67 higher than a year ago. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Average gasoline prices in Illinois have f...
Jul 19, 2022
Illinois crops are coming along
Corn silking reached 60 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 64 percent. Corn dough reached 6 percent, even with the 5-year average. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.1 da...
Jul 19, 2022
Man from Normal dies in single-vehicle crash
A toxicology report is pending and the incident remains under investigation by the Illinois State Police and the McLean County Coroner's Office. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCTOWANDA – An elderly ...
Jul 18, 2022
Weekly COVID-19 testing requirement dropping for most students, staff at ISU
Asymptomatic testing remains available through July 29. Testing options after July 29 will be communicated at a later date, the university said. (Facebook/Illinois State University)By HOI ABCNORMAL &#...
Jul 18, 2022
Miller Park Zoo conducting name contest for new baby mulefoot hog
Voting will be open through July 31 and the name that raises the most money will be selected for the mulefoot hog. (Photo Courtesy of Miller Park Zoo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – On July 5, Miller...
Jul 12, 2022
Concerns rise as carp disease floods Lake Bloomington
After numerous messages from the Lake Bloomington Community, it’s reported that there is a large number of dead fish at the lake.(WJBC File Photo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – The City of Blo...
Jul 12, 2022
USDA: Illinois crop conditions improve over the week
Corn silking reached 15 percent, compared to the 5 year average of 40 percent. Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 13 percent excellent....
Jul 12, 2022
