Category Archives: Local News
Advocacy group calls for boycott of pro-police rally
A rally in support of the Bloomington Police Department is scheduled for this afternoon outside city hall, but the local Black Lives Matter group is asking the public to boycott the event. (WJBC file ...
Aug 14, 2017
Seminary Avenue in Bloomington to close
(Photo courtesy Pixabay)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately, Seminary Avenue between Morris Avenue and Calhoun Street will be closed for sewer repairs.The street will be closed unti...
Aug 14, 2017
Sprague’s Super Service to open after a decade of restoration
After 11 years of restoration, Sprague’s Super Service along Route 66 will open tonight at 6 p.m. (Photo courtesy/McLean County Museum of History)By Patrick BaronNORMAL – A dream over a de...
Aug 12, 2017
Renner supports hiring aide: “role of mayor has changed”
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner supports the idea of hiring an aide, saying the job is too big for one person as a part-time position. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tari Renner)By Greg Halbleib/Patrick Baron...
Aug 11, 2017
Fire damages vacant home on Grove St.
By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – A fire at a house under renovation on Bloomington’s west side caused an estimated $50,000 in damage late Thursday night.The Bloomington Fire Department report...
Aug 11, 2017
Back to school 2017 could cost $700 per student
The cost of going back to school has risen to nearly $700 according to a new study from the National Retail Federation. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Steven Depo)By Illinois Radio NetworkLINCOLN – It&#...
Aug 11, 2017
Bloomington-Normal STEM program giving away glasses for eclipse
BN STEM and some local businesses are giving away safety glasses for viewing the solar eclipse on Aug. 21. (Photo courtesy Bloomington-Normal EDC)By Eric StockNORMAL – Some local teachers will b...
Aug 11, 2017
Bloomington tried to land Portillo’s in 1990s
Former owner of Brandtville and the Brandt Truck Line, John Brandt (left), chats with Dick Portillo in front of the replica of Portillo’s 1960’s era hot dog stand called The Dog House. (Ph...
Aug 11, 2017
Deadline extended for police review board applications
The deadline to apply to serve on the Public Safety and Community Relations Board has been extended to 5 pm Monday. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington has extended its deadl...
Aug 10, 2017
Unit 5 hopes 2016 bus fiasco is distant memory
Unit 5 and busing contractor First Student say they fixed problems that caused late and overcrowded buses the first several weeks of the last school year. (Photo courtesy flickr/flequi) By Howard...
Aug 10, 2017
