Category Archives: Local News
CIRA starting faster security screening program
TSA Pre allows members expedited screening, which includes keeping their shoes, belts, and outerwear on. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Central Illinois Regional Airp...
Jun 28, 2017
Bloomington-Normal holiday trash, recycling schedules
Household waste and recycling will be collected on July 4.(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBloomington and Normal have released the trash and recycling schedules for the Independence Day holidayBloomingt...
Jun 28, 2017
Update: Rauner to keep lawmakers in session until they reach budget deal
State Rep. Dan Brady says new budget demands from House Speaker Mike Madigan have complicated the budget process. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock, Howard Packowitz, and Illinois Radio NetworkSPRI...
Jun 28, 2017
Bloomington man donates airplane to charity
Ed Eisenberg has donated a 1972 Cherokee 180 airplane to Wings of Hope. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has made a donation to a St. Louis base...
Jun 28, 2017
LaSalle County man charged with murder in baby’s death
Jeffrey Price is scheduled to face arraignment in LaSalle County on July 7. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By Breanna Lea/WMBD-TVOTTAWA – A man in LaSalle County faces murder charges in the death of a ...
Jun 27, 2017
Felon who shouted ‘arrest me’ at McLean County traffic stop gets 5 years in prison
Illinois State Police arrested Terrail Draper Lavar Dixon during a traffic stop in McLean County in November 2016. (Photo courtesy Arvell Dorsey Jr./Flickr)By Eric StockPEORIA – An Iowa man has ...
Jun 27, 2017
McLean County’s chief prosecutor welcomes unusually harsh sentence for child molester
Cristian Aranda was sentenced Friday to 32-years in prison for child molestation By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – McLean County States Attorney Jason Chambers said it’s very unu...
Jun 27, 2017
Aldermen finalize Grossinger downtown arena deal
Grossinger Motors in Normal has purchased the naming rights for the arena in Downtown Bloomington. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington aldermen unanimously suppor...
Jun 26, 2017
Police arrest trio from Normal suspected of selling synthetic pot near school
Bloomington Police display synthetic marijuana known as Spice and suspected drug money after a raid on E. Sycamore in Normal. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police.) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON &...
Jun 26, 2017
McLean Co. surpasses 40 percent recycling goal
A contract to handle bulky waste for Bloomington and Normal is credited as a key factor in the jump in the county’s recycling rate. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – McLean County ...
Jun 26, 2017
