Category Archives: Local News
Man pleads guilty to aggravated DUI
By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has pleaded guilty to aggravated DUI charges. Kenny Blewett, 41, drove through a stop sign and struck a woman’s car in Aug. 2014 near Route 16...
Jun 23, 2015
Bloomington budget task force begins number-crunching
Bloomington city officials say Highland Park Golf Course is projected to lose $300,000 in the 2017 Fiscal Year. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Golf Bloomington) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A task forc...
Jun 23, 2015
Phil Vassar headlining first night of Bloomington Beer Fest
Phil Vassar will headline the first night of the Bloomington Beer Fest. (Photo courtesy BCPA) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday mo...
Jun 23, 2015
House fire in Chenoa deemed accidental
By Eric Stock CHENOA – Fire officials say it was an electrical fire that nearly destroyed a house on Monday. Chenoa fire chief Troy Aldrich said a wire to a clothes dryer had become frayed and c...
Jun 23, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. June 22, 2015
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Mon. June 22, 2015City of BloomingtonCall Time L...
Jun 23, 2015
Bloomington to continue work on public comment policy changes
Bloomington City Council members will vote on a revised public comment ordinance in July. (Photo Courtesy of Joe Ragusa)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – The public comment portion of Bloomington City C...
Jun 22, 2015
Uptown 2.0 proposals presented to public
The public on Monday got a look at Farr Associates recommendations for Uptown 2.0. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The future of Uptown Normal is starting to take shape.Farr Ass...
Jun 22, 2015
BPD investigating possible shot fired at Miller Park
Police report a possible gunshot was fired in Miller Park Saturday night. (WJBC File Photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is seeking information about a possib...
Jun 22, 2015
Bloomington activist disagrees with recent NAACP controversy
Merlin Kennedy will be honored at Thursday’s Bloomington History Makers Gala. (Photo Courtesy of the McLean County Museum of History) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington civil ...
Jun 22, 2015
Twin Cities home sales remain strong
Bloomington-Normal home sales were up 8 percent year-to-date in May. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The month of May continued an upward trend for housing sales in Bloomingto...
Jun 22, 2015
