Category Archives: Local News
Connect Transit to suspend service on Memorial Day
By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Connect Transit services will not operate on Memorial Day. It is one of six major holidays on which the agency does not provide service.Connect Transit administrative offic...
May 19, 2015
Bloomington-Normal receives economic study results
Making the local economy more welcoming to college graduates is one way McLean County will look to boost their economy. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn NORMAL – Members of the Normal Town Council...
May 18, 2015
Normal approves investment policy
The Normal Town Council met at ISU’s Alumni Center Monday night. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Normal’s Town Council has officially given the thumbs up to the to...
May 18, 2015
Clinton Power Station lobbies for nuclear power bill
Exelon is lobbying lawmakers to pass legislation to help three power stations open in Illinois, including the Clinton Power Station. (WJBC file photo) By Joe Ragusa CLINTON – Supporters of nucle...
May 18, 2015
Man accused of harassing, cyberstalking Bloomington police officer
By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – A man is accused of harassing a bloomington police officer. 49-year-old Kevin Simpson is charged with two counts of cyber-stalking and and one count of telephone hara...
May 18, 2015
Ground broken on Center for Integrated Wellness
The Center for Integrated Wellness will be located across from Central Illinois Regional Airport (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Advocate BroMenn Medical Center officiall...
May 18, 2015
2nd person charged in home invasion, robbery
By Eric StockNORMAL – A man from Normal is spending his 34th birthday behind bars after police arrested him on home invasion and armed robbery charges.Toby Bernal was booked on Sunday by Normal ...
May 18, 2015
LeRoy doctor makes house calls
Dr. Deborah Chisholm is offering direct patient care out of her office in LeRoy. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)By Eric StockLeROY – Once considered a thing of the past, house calls are making a come...
May 18, 2015
Veteran TV anchor McIntyre set to retire
Tom McIntyre is retiring this week after 42 years at WEEK TV. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tom McIntyre)By Eric StockPEORIA – David Letterman isn’t the only television veteran calling it a car...
May 18, 2015
UPDATED: Bloomington Police investigate late night shooting
Bloomington Police say one man was shot at a home on Catherine Street on Sunday. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say they are not looking for any suspects in the s...
May 18, 2015
