Category Archives: Local News
Children’s Discovery Museum awarded grants for youth programming
The Children’s Discovery Museum will put three grants towards funding various youth programs. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – The Children’s Discovery Museum in Uptown ...
Jun 06, 2015
EITC helps working families pay for necessities
Working families are able to keep more of what they earn through the EITC. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – The EITC, or Earned Income Tax Credit, helps families that work but strugg...
Jun 06, 2015
Body found in Mackinaw River during search for missing kayaker
By WJBC Staff WOODFORD COUNTY- A body of a man has been found in the Mackinaw River during a search for missing person Abel Martinez. The family of Martinez found the body around 7:00 p.m. Friday nigh...
Jun 06, 2015
Mellon runs on pro-veteran platform in 18th Congressional race
Rob Mellon speaks during a forum with McLean County Democrats in May. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – A candidate for Illinois’ 18th Congressional District is running on a pr...
Jun 05, 2015
Obituary: Debra Smyth
Debra Smyth, 59, of Normal, passed away at 7:55 a.m., Friday, June 5, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Epiphany Cath...
Jun 05, 2015
Obituary: Carol Wilma Aughenbaugh
Bloomington – Carol Wilma Aughenbaugh, 87, of El Paso, formerly of Bloomington, passed away at 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Heritage Senior Care in El Paso.Her funeral service will be...
Jun 05, 2015
Roadblock for snow in appellate court ruling
Jamie Snow’s latest petition denied. (Courtesy McLean County Jail)By Terry JamesA judge is saying “No” to Jamie Snow.The Bloomington man is spending life behind bars following his co...
Jun 05, 2015
Pontiac inmate charged with murdering his cellmate
Michael Bragg, 34, is accused of murdering his cellmate in Dec. 2014. (Photo courtesy Illinois Department of Corrections)By Joe RagusaPONTIAC – An inmate at the Pontiac Correctional Center is ac...
Jun 05, 2015
Hometown Military News: June 5, 2015
Hometown Military News for June 5, 2015:Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Unit Deploys to CubaSPRINGFIELD – A deployment ceremony is scheduled for approximately 20 Illinois Army National Gu...
Jun 05, 2015
Illinois Wesleyan professor conducts dog study
Illinois Wesleyan professor Ellen Furlong is conducting a study on the behaviors of dogs. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – An Illinois Wesleyan professor is trying to get ins...
Jun 05, 2015
