Category Archives: Local News
United Way falls short of campaign goal
Sonja Reece (left) and Scott Preston (right) co-chaired this year’s campaign. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – This year’s United Way of McLean County campaign fell s...
Mar 10, 2016
New Normal Fire Department headquarters gets Planning Commission approval
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The site plan for the Town of Normal’s future fire department headquarters on Main Street has the approval of the town’s Planning Com...
Mar 10, 2016
Heyworth FFA tries to overcome budget hurdle
The Heyworth FFA is holding a silent auction Saturday. (Photo Courtesy Heyworth FFA Facebook page)By Terry JamesHEYWORTH – School Ag programs could be on the chopping block as the state legislat...
Mar 10, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. March 8, 2016
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Tue. March 8, 2016City of BloomingtonCall Time L...
Mar 09, 2016
U.S. Cellular will not renew naming rights
Naming rights will change at the downtown coliseum. (City of Bloomington)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – As the management contract expires for the U.S. Cellular Coliseum so are the naming right for...
Mar 09, 2016
Eureka College memorializes Nancy Reagan
Eureka College President J. David Arnold eulogized Nancy Reagan Wednesday. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiEUREKA – Eureka College held a memorial service Wednesday for the wife of its m...
Mar 09, 2016
Pontiac body identified
Louis Lowery was found Tuesday in a Pontiac Park. (Courtesy WJEZ)By Terry JamesPONTIAC – The search for a missing Pontiac man has ended.Police found the body of Louis Lowery yesterday in a Ponti...
Mar 09, 2016
Attendance records set for February at Bloomington zoo and golf courses
By Greg HalbleibMild weather in February appears to have resulted in a huge jump in activity at Bloomington golf courses and Miller Park Zoo.The three Bloomington golf courses recorded 549 rounds in F...
Mar 09, 2016
Toys for Tots faces funding challenge
The Toys for Tots program may face funding challenges is McLean County. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesLEROY – Christmas is months away, but Toys for Tots is losing help from Mitsubishi em...
Mar 09, 2016
Political spotlight to shine on Illinois with primaries approaching
Donald Trump won three primaries on Tuesday. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/flickr)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – As the presidential campaigns will shift to Illinois, Florida and Ohio for primaries next w...
Mar 09, 2016
