Category Archives: Local News
Illinois State gets $5 million grant to help at-risk youth
ISU professor and Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences Ani Yazedjian is principal investigator for ISU’s CARE4U program. (Photo courtesy ISU)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – A new program at Illinoi...
Oct 12, 2015
Bloomington to consider police body camera trial program
The Bloomington City Council will voted on a body camera trial program for the police department Monday night. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council will consi...
Oct 12, 2015
Coroner Davis announces re-election campaign
Davis served as the County Coroner during the tragic plane crash on Apr. 6. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Current McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has announced her re-election cam...
Oct 11, 2015
Normal ranked 3rd best small college town
Normal was given credit for its low unemployment rate and reasonable cost of living. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal has found itself near the top of another natio...
Oct 11, 2015
Integration, communication key to McLean County mental health fix
McLean County plans to expand its jail to include a facility to provide better care for mentally ill inmates. (WJBC file photo)By Eric Stock and Colleen ReynoldsBLOOMINGTON – The recent shooting...
Oct 11, 2015
ISU allowing students to enroll despite lack of MAP funding
ISU will continue to allow students to enroll in classes if they are dependent on MAP funding. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – No state budget has meant no funding for MAP grants for...
Oct 10, 2015
Bloomington City Council to hold work session on budget Monday
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council is going to hold a work session Monday to prioritize budget cuts in advance of next year’s projected $7.3 million d...
Oct 09, 2015
Clare House is closing its doors
By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – After decades of feeding the hungry in Bloomington-Normal the Clare House is closing its doors. The following press release was released Friday afternoon.The Clare Ho...
Oct 09, 2015
ISU preparing for wide range of budget impasse outcomes
ISU President Larry Dietz said the university is prepared for a wide range of state appropriation cuts. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Illinois’ public universities are s...
Oct 09, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Thu. Oct. 8, 2015
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Thu. Oct. 8, 2015City of BloomingtonCall Time Lo...
Oct 09, 2015
