Category Archives: Local News
Local firefighters receive grain bin rescue training
Towanda, Gridley, Hudson, and Lexington firefighters gathered at the Towanda Fire Department to receive training from the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS). (Photo Flickr/DeeWa...
Aug 21, 2024
McLean County’s Toys for Tots getting an early start on Christmas
The afternoon will be filled with live performances from Semi-Sweet, Off the Record, John Perry, Speed of Sound, Jack Dupp & The Empty Bottles. (Photo Courtesy of Toys For Tots)By WMBD-TV and Jake...
Aug 21, 2024
Escapetown opens second location in Bloomington
Metzger said the cost depends on how many people are involved. 2-person groups cost $80 total. For groups of three people or more, the price is $34/adult, $32/student, and $32/military. (Photo Courtes...
Aug 21, 2024
Normal Town Council votes to pass new fire station location, expand Rivian property
Fire Station 2 will be built at the northeast corner of Hershey and Shepard Roads and will replace the fire station at College Avenue and Blair Drive. The relocation of the fire station is the second ...
Aug 21, 2024
Senior leader at Rivian leaving company for new job at Stellantis
Tim Fallon. (Scott Miller/WJBC)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – A senior leader at Rivian Automotive is leaving the company to join another car manufacturer.Rivian's vice president of manufacturing operati...
Aug 21, 2024
Multiple Illinois KFC fast-food locations suddenly shut down, implement mass layoffs
In the Champaign, two locations were shut down. In the Champaign and Decatur areas, about four locations have also closed this week, including those in Mattoon and Clinton. (Photo courtesy: KFC/Facebo...
Aug 20, 2024
Two dead after crash in rural Woodford County
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay/File)By Blake Haas WOODFORD COUNTY – Two people are dead after a crash in rural Woodford County this past weekend.Woodford County ...
Aug 20, 2024
Farmington Central Elementary School employee charged with soliciting a child
According to a Facebook post, the police department received a tip on Sunday that a member of Farmington Central Elementary staff was suspected of trying to solicit a child for sex at their home. (Pho...
Aug 20, 2024
MCMH announces this will be final year of Evergreen Cemetery Walk
The Evergreen Cemetery Walk started in 1995. (Facebook/McLean County Museum of History)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – After three decades, this will be the final year of the Evergreen Cemetery Walk,...
Aug 15, 2024
BFD: Unattended cooking caused Wednesday fire on city’s east side
The Bloomington Fire Department says no injuries were reported. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Fire Department)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Authorities say unattended cooking was the cause of a fire ...
Aug 15, 2024
