Bloomington Police are launching an investigation into the cause of the fire that killed a 62-year old man, as investigators call the fire “suspicious.”… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Republicans calling on Gov. Pritzker to end executive orders to run COVID-19 mitigations
Republicans are again calling on Gov. JB Pritzker to quit using executive orders to run the state’s covid mitigations.… MORE
Congressman Davis announces The Baby Fold as an “Angels in Adoption” honoree
A Normal based non-profit is the recipient of the 2021 “Angels in Adoption.”… MORE
Illinois launching new school safety initiative
The state is launching a new school safety initiative called “safe-two-help Illinois.”… MORE
Travel at CIRA has been mostly leisure
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Even with kids back in school, travel was steady last month at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. CIRA deputy director of marketing Fran Strebing says passenger traffic last month was at 88% of what it was in 2019. She spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. “It’s a little bit of…… MORE
Day two of trial against Ex-Pekin Piano teacher ends
Court was brief on Tuesday, for the trial against Aaron Parlier. Parlier is accused of sexually assaulting his piano students.… MORE
Multi-million dollar verdict returned against hospital for local woman’s cancer death
A McLean County jury has ordered the former owner of a Twin-Cities hospital to pay $9.1 million to the estate of a Bloomington woman who died from pancreatic cancer.… MORE
Jelani Day laid to rest: “We want closure for this family”
Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day was laid to rest on Tuesday, more than a month after his body was discovered in the Illinois River.… MORE
One man dead and five injured in early Tuesday fire
An older man is dead after an apartment fire in Bloomington late Monday night.… MORE
Sen. Durbin on Colin Powell
By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – “An amazing person” is how Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator describes Gen. Colin Powell, who died earlier this week from COVID complications at the age of 84. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. “The son of immigrants to the United States who decides he has a duty for…… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…