Category Archives: Local News
Tips on giving out social security number
The Social Security Administration says not all businesses must have your social security number. (Logo courtesy Social Security Administration)By Cynthia GrauSPRINGFIELD – Identity theft is run...
Jan 28, 2018
Pontiac Parks and Rec receives state-wide recognition
Pontiac’s Parks and Recreation Department has been recognized for its efforts to make playgrounds an inclusive place for children to play. (Photo courtesy WJEZ/Taylor Baxter)By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ...
Jan 27, 2018
Bloomington-Normal jobless rate drops to lowest in Illinois
Bloomington-Normal added 1,100 non-farm jobs in 2017. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – Bloomington-Normal ended 2017 with the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 3.8 perce...
Jan 26, 2018
Superintendent accepts blame as District 87 runs up hefty tab at Chicago conference
District 87 school board members and some administrators spent about $18,000 attending November’s Illinois Association of School Board’s annual convention in Chicago. Included in that amou...
Jan 26, 2018
Flu in Illinois leveling off, not going away
The Illinois Department of Public Health continues to recommend people get their flu shot even as there seems to be a lull in flu cases.(Flickr/USACEEuropeDis) By Illinois Radio Network and Howar...
Jan 25, 2018
BPD seeks public’s help to find out who damaged Abe Lincoln’s bench
Bloomington Police are seeking tips from the public to find out who vandalized the Abraham Lincoln bench statue outside the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center at the McLean County Museu...
Jan 25, 2018
Bloomington woman charged with murder for December stabbing
A grand jury indicted Brittney Mikesell of Bloomington for murder after a December stabbing that killed her boyfriend, Cullen Hedrick. (McLean County Jail photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – ...
Jan 25, 2018
Police: Search of home in Normal turns up cocaine, distribution materials
Thomas Walker (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – Bloomington Police have arrested a man from Normal on cocaine distribution charges.Police arrested Thomas Walker, 29, af...
Jan 24, 2018
Normal Community juniors raise money for Puerto Rico
Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 933rd Military Police Company prepare to deploy to Puerto Rico in Peoria, Ill., Nov. 3, 2017. The unit sent 154 soldiers to the island in support of th...
Jan 24, 2018
Rep. Brady: Schools getting caught up on state aid, vendors still lagging
State Rep. Dan Brady says he will be pushing a measure to overhaul higher education in the spring. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, said there are...
Jan 24, 2018
