Category Archives: Local News

Cummings says bad police need to be removed from the department. (Facebook/Quincy Cummings)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – The head of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP said the problem of black men bein...

The public is welcome to bring important documents that need to be destroyed (Chris Glass/Flickr) By P.J. Baron BLOOMINGTON -On Saturday the Bloomington-Normal Community Bank will be hosting their ann...

By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Roosevelt Street, between Empire and Walnut, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday through July 15 at 5 p.m. for sewer installation work. Resid...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says he’ll give a Senate proposal on GMO food labeling a chance. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Darin LaHood) By RFD Radio Network The U.S. Senate passed a compromise bill last ...

By Greg Halbleib It’s official–the Steve Miller Band is playing U.S. Cellular Coliseum this fall. A representative of coliseum management firm VenuWorks told the Bloomington City Council r...

Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner says officers are still the ones constantly serving and protecting the public. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Greg Halbleib While many Ameri...

By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Thu. July 7, 2016 City of Bloomington Call Tim...

Barb Nathan is Executive Director of Westminster Village in Bloomington. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Some thought it was a class about birds, but for some residents at...

 Davis is looking for more transparency as the FOIA turns 50. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Rodney Davis)By IRNWASHINGTON D.C. – The Freedom of Information Act turned 50 years old on Monday R...

Bell ringers will be at several local grocery stores on Friday. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Christmas Day might not be for several more months, but the Salvation Army in B...