Category Archives: Local News
Logan County mourns officer stricken while on duty at the courthouse
Former Lincoln Police Chief Robert “Bob” Rawlins. (Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.)By 25 NewsLINCOLN – A retired Lincoln Police chief, and more recently the chief of...
Mar 02, 2023
Victim Identified: Deadly February crash in McLean County
As of Wednesday morning, ISP's investigation has identified the semi driver as 39-year-old Issa Mohomed who was with 64-year-old Abdalla Nerja in the passenger seat. (WJBC File Photo)By 25 NewsMCLEAN ...
Mar 01, 2023
Rivian sees profitability in 2024 despite losses in the billions
Rivian came close to reaching its goal of producing 25,000 electric vehicles in 2022, and this year, its goal is to make 50,000 vehicles. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By 25 NewsNORMAL – Electric v...
Mar 01, 2023
Rivian and contractor face federal race discrimination lawsuit
The defendant in the lawsuit is listed as Rivian, doing business as MacLellan Services. MacLellan is a Rivian contractor. (WJBC File Photo)By 25 NewsNORMAL – A man who worked for a Rivian Automo...
Mar 01, 2023
Two vehicle crash leaves one dead in McLean County
The crash involved a box truck and a truck-tractor semi-trailer. (Flickr)By 25 NewsMCLEAN COUNTY – One person is dead, and another is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 o...
Feb 28, 2023
Proposed budget includes $2 million for Bloomington arena turnaround
City leaders terminated their contract with management firm VenuWorks to book all the shows, and the government is now running the arena on its own. (WJBC File Photo) By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – A p...
Feb 28, 2023
State Farm announces ‘record’ underwriting loss in 2022 results
State Farm says its mutual automobile insurance company remains financially strong – ending 2022 with $131.2 billion compared with $143.2 billion at the end of 2021 and $126.1 billion at the end...
Feb 28, 2023
McLean County ranks high for corn and soybean production nationwide
Illinois had the top five counties in the U.S. for corn production. McLean County, with nearly 71 million bushels of corn, was the leader last year. (WJBC file photo)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Co...
Feb 28, 2023
Bloomington Firefighters called out to Sunday night house fire
905 W. Olive St. (Bloomington Fire Department)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – No one was hurt Sunday night after a house fire sparked up at 905 W. Olive St. in Bloomington.According to Bloomington PIO F...
Feb 27, 2023
Normal Community student makes history as recipient of national award
Bradley Ross Jackson delivers his acceptance speech at the 54th NAACP Image Awards Friday Night. (Courtesy McLean County Unit 5 Facebook)By 25 NewsNORMAL – A student at Normal Community High Sch...
Feb 27, 2023
