Bond has been reduced to the original amount for a native of Honduras charged in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident in Bloomington in June.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Join the West Bloomington Revitalization Project as they build beds for kids in need.
The Bed Blitz is a community driven project sponsored by the WBRP Tool Library and Youth Build McLean County. The Bed Blitz program is a one-day event where volunteers come together to assemble bed frames for local children who are 4-18 years old in low income families. Through the Bed Blitz, local…… MORE
Moms stage Gun Sense rally following El Paso and Dayton massacres
At a place where McLean County honors its history, Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner addressed a crowd demanding legislation aiming to end gun violence.… MORE
Political sparks rekindled from heated 2018 election fight
Old wounds have yet to be healed after a contentious local election last year.… MORE
First grade teacher charged with sex abuse free on bond
Glenn Elementary School teacher Jonathon Hovey has been released on bond as he awaits trial for allegedly molesting two first graders who were in his class.… MORE
From homework to popsicles: Unit 5 teachers greet with students outside of the classroom
Elementary students across the Unit 5 school district had a chance to meet their teachers before classes started, but this time in a different environment.… MORE
NPD Chief: Investigators receive “additional information” in sex abuse case against Unit 5 teacher
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner believes authorities, who investigated Glenn Elementary School teacher Jonathon Hovey 14-years ago for child molestation, would have charged him back then if they had sufficient evidence.… MORE
Walgreens to close 200 U.S. drugstores, uncertain status for local stores
Walgreens will close 200 U.S. stores as part of a cost management plan, but it’s not known whether any Central Illinois pharmacies are on the closure list.… MORE
Pet Fest 2019
WJBC is teaming up with State Farm, My Loveable Angels and Canine Classic Spa and Resort to bring Pet Fest to the Corn Crib on Saturday, September 14th!… MORE
Fields finally drying out for Illinois farmers
Illinois farmers are finding the weather has stabilized.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…