Despite opposition from residents, the Bloomington Liquor Commission is recommending the city council allow a convenience store owner to sell packaged liquor at his business near Miller Park.… MORE

Despite opposition from residents, the Bloomington Liquor Commission is recommending the city council allow a convenience store owner to sell packaged liquor at his business near Miller Park.… MORE
WJBC invites you to ‘Golf Fore Good’ to benefit the Special Olympics of Illinois on August 2nd at Weibring Golf Club.… MORE
Normal police are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect wanted for allegedly attacking a woman on the Constitution Trail. … MORE
Join WJBC Monday, August 12th for the 16th Annual Summer Blood Drive event with Avanti’s & Radio Bloomington at the Holiday Inn & Suites.… MORE
Electric vehicle maker Tesla plans to open a sales and service center in Bloomington.… MORE
A family of five escaped unharmed after a fire broke out in Bloomington early Tuesday morning.… MORE
The working group studying public transit’s future in Bloomington-Normal won the backing of Normal’s Town Council in a unanimous vote, but the discussion at Monday night’s meeting included criticism of recent Connect Transit board actions.… MORE
Illinois State Police are turning to social media in an effort to find more leads in the 2003 death of 7-year old Dalton Mesarchik of Streator.… MORE
A fire caused heavy damage to an apartment house late Sunday night on Bloomington’s near east side.… MORE
Dozens of motorcycle riders revved up their engines Friday afternoon at Miller Park to honor Corey Cottrell, 39, from Normal, who died in a hit-and-run crash last month at Main Street and MacArthur Avenue.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…