Category Archives: Local News
Chambers receives 42 years in prison for beating death
Willie Chambers (left), Tory Washington (center) and Anthony Davis-Dickson (right) beat Ronald Smith in June 2014. (Photos courtesy McLean County Jail.) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – One of t...
Oct 23, 2015
ISU board passes a budget including a 10 percent cut in state funding
(WJBC file photo) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – The Illinois State University Board of Trustees has passed a $422 million budget that includes an anticipated cut of 10 percent from the state. The cut i...
Oct 23, 2015
United Way raises $750,000 through two months of campaign
The United Way hopes to raise $4.5 million this year. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The United Way of McLean County’s annual campaign has raised about $750,000 since k...
Oct 23, 2015
Busey Bank offers advice after warning from Illinois AG
Credit card scammers have been calling consumers soliciting personal information. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Mighty Travels) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Busey Bank has some advice for citizens ...
Oct 23, 2015
Hometown Military News: Oct. 23, 2015
Engineering Aide Constructionman Dylan McDaniel, from El Paso, Ill., assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 1, calculates elevation for a trench being dug for utilities pipes on Naval Station...
Oct 23, 2015
Congress sets new rules on spending allowances
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock resigned in March amid a federal investigation into his spending habits. (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – New rules in Congress aim to prev...
Oct 23, 2015
Lower than expected earnings for CAT
Caterpillar shows lower than expected earnings.(WJBC file photo)By IRN/Dave DahlEven lowered expectations were too high for Caterpillar’s third quarter. The Peoria-based company reported sales o...
Oct 22, 2015
Market Street rail bridge work extended again
Construction on the bridge project began in March. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Completion of the West Market Street railroad bridge project in Bloomington is being pu...
Oct 22, 2015
Zimmerman’s new attorney picks up where former attorney left off
Kirk Zimmerman enters the courtroom for a hearing on a motion in his murder case. (Pool photo) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Criminal proceedings against murder suspect Kirk Zimmerman have resumed...
Oct 22, 2015
Operation Santa collects socks for soldiers
Operation Santa will begin shipping stockings overseas on Nov. 7. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Operation Santa) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Operation Santa wants you to put a sock in it. That’...
Oct 22, 2015
