Category Archives: Local News
Country Financial COO announces retirement
Country Financial's chief operating office will be retiring in January. (Photo courtesy Country Financial)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Chief operating officer for Country Financial Barb ...
Dec 11, 2014
Obituaries: Neubauer
Kurt NeubauerKurt Charles Neubauer, 60, passed away Dec. 8 at Lincoln Towers, his home in Bloomington. Born in Evanston, Ill., in 1958 he was the son of Beverly (Hamilton Barr) and Harold Neubauer.He ...
Dec 11, 2014
Unit 5, District 87 approve tax abatement programs
Local school districts have approved a tax abatement program to include in an enterprise zone application. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Unit 5 and District 87 have each approved a...
Dec 11, 2014
Salvation Army could use your help
Bell ringers and those who can donate are still needed. (WJBC file photo)By Dan PetrowBLOOMINGTON – Bells are ringing for The Salvation Army's annual Red Kettle Fund-Raising Campaign.Direct...
Dec 11, 2014
Organization looks for submissions in Christmas decoration contest
(Photo courtesy Flickr/My Nikon D700 World)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department is looking for entries in a Christmas House Decoratin...
Dec 10, 2014
Bloomington man convicted for second time on child abduction charges
By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – A retrial of a man convicted of attempted child abduction in 2011 ended with the same guilty verdict.Mike Williams, of Bloomington, had been convicted by a McLean...
Dec 10, 2014
Obituaries: Hodel, Hernandez
Jonathan HodelJonathan "Jon" Glen Hodel, 55, of Bloomington, passed away at 12:25 p.m. on Dec. 8 at his residence as result of cardiac arrest.His funeral will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the...
Dec 10, 2014
WJBC Brotherhood Tree needs more donations
The WJBC Brotherhood Tree provided gifts to more than 7,000 people last year. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Organizers are pushing for more donations to the 2014 WJBC Brotherhood T...
Dec 10, 2014
Rep. Davis: CIA torture report ‘makes you cringe’
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said he hopes the release of the Senate Intelligence Committee's torture report won't hurt U.S. efforts to fight terrorism. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockWASHINGTON &#...
Dec 10, 2014
Newson pleads not guilty to murder
Tracy Newson. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A murder suspect from Normal has pleaded not guilty.48-year-old Tracy Newson is accused of shooting 47-year-old Carlton Jordan of Bloomi...
Dec 08, 2014
