Category Archives: Local News
Go Fund Me started for three local boys who are now parentless
Amy Moore with her three boys Anderson (12), Beckett (11) and Crew (7). (Photo courtesy Thomas Burns/gofundme.com)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Community members have raised over $300,000 for three loca...
Jun 03, 2024
Common Ground Grocery to close in downtown Bloomington
Common Ground Grocery located at 516 N. Main Street in Bloomington. (Facebook/Common Ground Natural Foods)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A local grocery store in downtown Bloomington has announced i...
Jun 03, 2024
Normal police investigate weekend shots fired incident
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Normal PD at 309-454-9535. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Police are probing a shots fired incident that happened early Saturday ...
Jun 03, 2024
Woman from Normal dead after Friday morning I-74 crash
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By WMBD TV and Blake Haas PEORIA – The driver of an SUV involved in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 74 early Friday morning i...
May 31, 2024
UPDATED: Bradley President resigns; Board of Trustees chair to replace him
Dr. Standifird resigned Friday morning. (Photo courtesy: Bradley University)By WMBD TV PEORIA – After a year of sweeping budget cuts and amid lower enrollment, Bradley University announced a maj...
May 31, 2024
Leaders from Bloomington plan housing symposium to address local housing crunch
Bloomington City Manager Jeff Jurgens spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Leaders from Bloomington want to address the housing crun...
May 31, 2024
Midwest Food Bank partners with Amazon to deliver food across the country
Amazon has been a partner of Midwest Food Bank since 2022. (Photo courtesy: Midwest Food Bank/Facebook)By Blake Haas NORMAL – As part of a pilot program, one of the world’s largest shippin...
May 31, 2024
District 87 to offer free summer lunches at Bloomington Library
(WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – District 87 is sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program which offers free lunch to anyone ages 18 under.These lunches will be available weekdays in th...
May 30, 2024
$800,000 in federal funding coming to Connect Transit
The money is part of the federal funding from the Fiscal Year 2024 Congressionally Directed Spending Program. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – Connect Transit was bestow...
May 29, 2024
Bloomington Bison’s Scott Alan passes away on Monday
Alan spent 10 seasons with the Indy Fuel as a PA announcer. (Photo Courtesy of the Bloomington Bison/Facebook)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – The first employee hired by the Bloomington Bison hockey ...
May 29, 2024
