Category Archives: Local News
Railroad crossing in Normal to close
(Photo courtesy Pixabay)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – The Union Pacific Railroad will be performing crossing repairs on their tracks.The projects will involve a nighttime closure with detours at the Fee...
Jun 19, 2017
Survey: Young people turn to their fathers for financial advice
The survey revealed more than half of Illinois respondents trust their fathers when it comes to money matters, especially young people. (WJBC File Photo)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – A Country F...
Jun 18, 2017
West Peoria man killed in I-55 crash in Bloomington
A 37-year-old man was killed in a crash on I-55 in Bloomington on Friday. (Photo by Maria Henneberry/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis said a passenger was killed...
Jun 16, 2017
Clinton Power Station returns to service
Clinton Power Station came back online on Monday night. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffCLINTON – Exelon Generation operators returned Clinton Power Station to full power Tuesday following repairs...
Jun 16, 2017
Child porn case nets lengthy federal prison term for Pekin man
Federal investigators say they seized computer equipment from David Turner’s Pekin home in January. Authorities said Turner’s computer contained hundreds of pictures and videos showing min...
Jun 16, 2017
‘Business-kind-of-guy’ flattered to join McLean County history makers
2017 history maker inductees Judy Stone, Jeanne and Charles Morris, Jesse Smart, and Craig Hart. By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s Museum of History honored their lates...
Jun 15, 2017
Planning commissioners endorse Washington Street bike lanes
After a public hearing at City Hall, Bloomington Planning Commissioners backed plans for bike lanes on Washington St. By Howard PackowitzA plan to add bike lanes to one of Bloomington’...
Jun 15, 2017
Arrest made in PNC Bank Robbery
PNC bank robbery suspect Zachary Finchum. (Photo courtesy of Bloomington Police.) By Nick McClintockBLOOMINGTON- A man is in custody after allegedly robbing a bank in Bloomington. Zachary Finchum...
Jun 14, 2017
Bloomington-Normal home sales steady despite inventory drop
Bloomington-Normal home sales are up less then two percent of the year while the average sale price has increased. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-Normal homes sal...
Jun 14, 2017
Congressmen offer prayers after colleague, officers injured in shooting
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis was unhurt in a shooting at a ballfield in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday morning. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockALEXANDRIA, Va. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis of Taylorville...
Jun 14, 2017
