Category Archives: Local News
Bloomington man gets 5 years for fraud scheme
Derek Gordon pleaded guilty in June to theft by deception, fraud and money laundering. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington financial planner who stole fro...
Aug 25, 2017
Bloomington-Normal adds nearly 2,000 jobs
Bloomington-Normal’s jobless rate dropped to 4.5 percent in July. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Employment Security)By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate dropp...
Aug 25, 2017
Lawmakers reach tentative deal to break school funding deadlock
State Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington, in his role as Senate Minority Leader, helped hammer out a deal with Democrats on school funding reform. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzSPRINGFIE...
Aug 25, 2017
Motorcyclist killed in northeast Normal crash
Normal Police and the McLean County Coroner are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in northeast Normal Thursday night.(Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL &...
Aug 24, 2017
Red Cross seeks nominees for heroes breakfast
Lindsey Smith and Coleen Moore with the Red Cross of the Heartland are requesting nominations for the annual Heroes breakfast on Nov. 2. (Photo by Patti Penn/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Call...
Aug 23, 2017
Obamacare supporters buy billboard in Bloomington to slam GOP lawmakers
Members of Indivisible Illinois staged a rally in Bloomington Tuesday near a billboard supporting the Affordable Care Act. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – A new ...
Aug 23, 2017
Boy hospitalized after being hit by car in Bloomington
Bloomington Police say the boy who was hit by a car Tuesday was alert as he was taken to the hospital. WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A boy was taken to the hospital after he was hit...
Aug 23, 2017
Councilwoman who made history in Normal says words alone won’t combat racism
Chemberly Cummings was sworn in as Normal’s first African-American council member earlier this year. (WMBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – The first African-American elected to the ...
Aug 23, 2017
Bloomington man faces armed violence, drug charges
Martin Burton faces armed violence and drug charges.(Photos from the Bloomington Police Department.)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police said a local man threatened someone ...
Aug 22, 2017
Eclipse sparks curiosity among Bloomington-Normal students
Benjamin Elementary School students (left to right) Faith Tomman, Winton Carlock, Elijah Jacob, Avhinav Jinka and Iator Togay look to the sky to witness the solar eclipse on Monday. (Photo by Eric Sto...
Aug 21, 2017
