Category Archives: Local News
Two youths charged with armed robbery of pizza delivery man
Bloomington Police say the robbery occurred shortly after 9:30 p.m. Thursday.(WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police say an armed robbery of a pizza delivery man Thursd...
Jan 05, 2018
Salvation Army’s Safe Harbor fills to capacity for winter
Around 90 people are staying at the Salvation Army’s Safe Harbor for the winter. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Following a sharp temperature drop in the past f...
Jan 04, 2018
Barickman wants answers on disease outbreak at Quincy Veterans Home
Thirteen residents have died of Legionnaire’s Disease at Quincy Veterans Home since 2015. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Quincy Veterans Home)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Illinois lawmakers will h...
Jan 04, 2018
Normal considering officer representation on new police board
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson expects the town’s new Community Policing and Culture Board to be named later this month or early February. (WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – N...
Jan 04, 2018 Photo courtesy: Normal Police
LaHood discusses farm plans for 2018
Speaking at the Illinois Agriculture Legislative Roundtable, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood addressed the possibilities 2018 may hold for farmers. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON R...
Jan 04, 2018
Zoning panel begins lengthy review of plans for McLean County’s third wind farm
The McLean County Zoning Board of Appeals is conducting a lengthy hearing to determine if an alternative energy company can build a wind farm north and northwest of Bloomington-Normal.(Photo cou...
Jan 03, 2018
Local volunteers hailed for embodying the spirit of Martin Luther King
2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award recipients chosen by the Bloomington and Normal’s Human Relations Commissions. (Town of Normal photos)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Bloomington and Norm...
Jan 02, 2018
Local man and juvenile arrested for alleged rape at hotel in Normal
Adrian Damian-Moya, 19, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in November at a hotel in Normal. (McLean County Jail photo)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Normal Police have arrested a local man ...
Jan 02, 2018
Frigid conditions to continue until weekend
A warmup to the 30s is projected next week. (Andrew Fong/Flickr)By Illinois Radio NetworkLINCOLN – Illinois is starting 2018 with record cold.The first day of the year was also the coldest day i...
Jan 02, 2018
ER physician offers tips to avoid hypothermia
Being overexposed to the frigid cold can lead to frostbite. (WJBC file photo)By Cynthia Grau/WJEZPONTIAC – With the temperatures steady in the negative numbers for the past few days with forecas...
Jan 02, 2018
