Category Archives: Local News
Home Sweet Home launches Partners in Hope campaign
Home Sweet Home Ministries is seeking donations to provide food, shelter and other services throughout the year. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Home Sweet Home Ministries) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – ...
Jul 06, 2016
ISU planetarium head gives insight into Jupiter probe
The planet Jupiter is wide enough to fit 11 Earths across its clouded disk. (Photo NASA/JPL) By Greg Halbleib The latest probe of Jupiter is moving in closer than ever to the huge planet, and the head...
Jul 06, 2016
Rockford man gets 2 years prison for stealing vehicle, fleeing police
Daniel Williams, 35, of Rockford was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A man who led local police on a high speed chase...
Jul 06, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. July 5, 2016
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Tue. July 5, 2016 City of Bloomington Call Tim...
Jul 06, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. July 4, 2016
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Mon. July 4, 2016 City of Bloomington Call Tim...
Jul 06, 2016
Flag burning protester won’t face charges
Bryton Mellott posted this image on his Facebook page on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bryton Mellott)By RFD RadioURBANA – A Champaign County prosecutor has announced she won’t pursue c...
Jul 06, 2016
Changes to high speed rail closures
By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Town officials have announced the planned close of Linden Street is being delayed to accommodate the Sugar Creek Arts Festival in Uptown Normal.Work on Fell Avenue has been...
Jul 06, 2016
Council approves development in Uptown
A five-story multi-use building will begin construction by the end of summer. (WJBC File Photo) By Carie Kuehn NORMAL – The Normal Town Council unanimously approved a partnership with Tartan Rea...
Jul 05, 2016
Location and incentives key for any Mitsubishi plant buyer
Whomever buys the old Mitsubishi plant may come up short on incentives. (WJBC file photo) By IRN NORMAL – The former Mitsubishi plant in Normal, Ill., serves as a cautionary tale of what can hap...
Jul 05, 2016
Appeals court sides with Bloomington in firefighter sick leave buyback ruling
Bloomington considered changes to the sick leave buyback program last year, but decided against it. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois appeals court has upheld a lower cou...
Jul 05, 2016
