Category Archives: Local News
BPD arrests five people for Tuesday night robbery
Roger Mendiola, Tremayne Stencle, Madison Goin and Tyrel Jackson along with an additional juvenile male were arrested Tuesday (PHOTO: Bloomington Police) By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON –...
Jan 15, 2020
LaHood attends signing of ‘Phase One’ trade deal with China
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) and U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson (R-Ga.) (right) attended the signing Wednesday in Washington D.C. (Twitter/Drew Ferguson) By Neil Doyle and CNN WASHINGTON – ...
Jan 15, 2020
Miller Park Zoo seeking adult volunteers
The volunteer informational meeting will be from 10-11 a.m. Feb. 8 at the zoo. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Miller Park Zoo is looking for people of different skill sets ...
Jan 15, 2020
More bills surface to stop Illinois’ ‘revolving door’ from lawmaker to lobbyist
Lawmakers have filed more bills to stop Illinois' "revolving door" of lawmakers becoming lobbyists as soon as they leave office. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD ̵...
Jan 15, 2020
Republicans again blast lack of proposed reforms to reduce Illinois high property taxes
Last week, before Tuesday's GOP press conference in Springfield, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said while everyone knows the state needs to work at reducing high property taxes, he questioned whether Republicans...
Jan 15, 2020
Are you not entertained? Best Books of 2019
We look back at the best music, movies, and books from the previous year.By A.J. HarrisThe things that entertain us, the movies, books, and music, can be just simple time-wasters or guilty pleasures. ...
Jan 15, 2020
Are you not entertained? Best albums of 2019
We look back at the best music, movies, and books from the previous year.By A.J. HarrisThe things that entertain us, the movies, books, and music, can be just simple time-wasters or guilty pleasures. ...
Jan 15, 2020
Are you not entertained? Best movies of 2019
We look back at the best music, movies, and books from the previous year.By A.J. HarrisThe things that entertain us, the movies, books, and music, can be just simple time-wasters or guilty pleasures. ...
Jan 15, 2020
Illinois House GOP members again take aim at “property tax relief task force”
State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) spoke at a news conference at the Capitol Tuesday. (Twitter/BlueRoomStream) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The legislature still wants to do something about ...
Jan 14, 2020
Report finds 1 percent of Illinois schools started after Labor Day in 2019
Murphy says August events such as the Illinois State Fair have been affected because kids are already in school. (Photo Flickr/See-Ming Lee)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – One percent of ...
Jan 14, 2020
