Category Archives: Local News
Friends pledge to preserve local soldier’s legacy
Remembering Josh Rodgers By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – It’s not the end of Josh Rodgers’ legacy, it’s only the beginning, according to Rodgers’ close friend, Nick...
Apr 28, 2017
Remembering Josh Rodgers in pictures
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Apr 28, 2017
Fundraising site to assist Rodgers family after son’s death
Josh Rodgers was killed during a fight against ISIS in Aghanistan. (Photo courtesy Vonda Rogers)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Friends and family of the Bloomington soldier who was killed in Afghani...
Apr 28, 2017
Bloomington native killed while serving in Afghanistan
Bloomington native Joshua Rodgers was reportedly killed while serving overseas. (Photo courtesy: WMBD-TV) By WMBD-TVAFGHANISTAN – A soldier from Bloomington was one of two U.S. service memb...
Apr 27, 2017
Bloomington-Normal jobless rate drops
Bloomington-Normal’s jobless rate was 4.3 percent in March. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Flazingo Photos)By Greg HalbleibSPRINGFIELD – The March unemployment rate in Bloomington-Normal dropped f...
Apr 27, 2017
Bloomington police renewing call for info on 2013 murder
Haileigh Eichhorn was last seen on April 28, 2013, nine days before her body was found near Stanford. (Bloomington Police photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are renewing thei...
Apr 27, 2017
District 87 to allow therapy dogs in school
Trained therapy dogs would be allowed in District 87 schools under a proposal the school board is expected to consider. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – District 87 students who are u...
Apr 27, 2017
Clinton man’s life sentence reduced after appeal’s court ruling
Brett Wilson’s sentence was reduced Wednesday to 45 years in the prison. (Photo courtesy Illinois Department of Corrections)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A McLean County judge has reduced a C...
Apr 27, 2017
Governor candidate talks with Normal Community students
Democratic candidate for governor Daniel Biss visited with students Wednesday at Normal Community High School. (Photo by WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – One of the men looking to challenge Gov. Bruce...
Apr 27, 2017
District 87, Unit 5 elect new school board presidents
Jim Hayek Jr. has been appointed President of the Unit 5 school board. (WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON-NORMAL — The leading vote-getter in this month’s District 87 school b...
Apr 27, 2017
