Category Archives: Local News
Illinois names inspector general; lawmakers seek more power to probe complaints
Illinois Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady of Bloomington says he expects legislature to seek broader powers to investigate ethics cases. (Photo courtesy Illinois National Guard)By Eric StockBLOOMINGT...
Nov 06, 2017
Paroled killer charged with selling cocaine in Bloomington
Prosecutors charged Shaun Chaszar with selling cocaine to a Bloomington Police informant last month. He was released from prison less than a year ago after serving time for raping and killing a homele...
Nov 03, 2017
New judge to hear arena theft case
Central Illinois Arena Management President John Butler appears at an earlier court hearing. Friday, a new judge was assigned to hear the case of Butler and four co-defendants. (pool photo) ...
Nov 03, 2017
UPDATED: Town of Normal taxpayers to pay up for rising pension costs
Property owners in the Town of Normal will likely pay higher taxes to meet police and fire pension obligations. (Photo courtesy Flickr/401K2012) By Howard PackowitzProperty owners in Normal will ...
Nov 03, 2017
Early morning accident leaves woman hospitalized
A 63-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after being struck by a car early this morning. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – A pedestrian is in the hospital after b...
Nov 03, 2017
Barickman: Harassment claims prompt need for culture change in Springfield
State Sen, Jason Barickman says it’s time for a culture change in Springfield. (Photo byCynthia Grau/WJEZ)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – State Sen. Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, said the rec...
Nov 02, 2017
Retired museum director Koos named WJBC spirit award winner
In this 1989 photo, then-McLean County Museum of History Director Greg Koos details plans for a new museum site, the former McLean County courthouse. (Photo courtesy McLean County Museum of History)By...
Nov 02, 2017
Local Realtors: Tight supply lifts home prices
Tight inventory lifted home prices in September, the Bloomington-Normal Association of Realtors reported.(WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Home prices climbed in Bloomington-Norm...
Nov 01, 2017
Blumenshine tries to unseat Rep. Brady in Republican Primary
Local real estate broker David Paul Blumenshine announced Wednesday he will challenge State Rep. Dan Brady next March in the Republican Primary. (Photo courtesy of Facebook/David Paul Blumenshin...
Nov 01, 2017
Sanguinetti: Opioid crisis ‘doesn’t discriminate’
Lt. Gov Evelyn Sanguinetti said the opiod crisis has not been discussed much, and awareness should improve. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ lieutenan...
Nov 01, 2017
