Category Archives: Local News

Ameren customers with past due bills are being asked to set up payment plans. (Courtesy Ameren Illinois) By RFD/Jim Taylor BLOOMINGTON – Ameren Illinois residential customers who have fallen beh...

Redbird Remembrance is on permanent display outside Redbird Arena. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Terry James NORMAL – The anniversary of one of the most tragic events in Bloomington-Normal ...

By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Fri. March 25, 2016 City of Bloomington has ye...

By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington aldermen will have a chance Monday night to sign off on the new managers of the U.S Cellular Coliseum.City Manager David Hales recommended last week V...

Illinois Senate Republicans are among the political groups in Illinois which use social media. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – When it comes to a soc...

Donations to The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center have slowed down recently. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – The Salvation Army is asking for the public’s he...

More than 40 children are expected to attend Camp Takoda through Austim McLean this summer. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington-Normal Young Professionals Kiwanis Club) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON R...

By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – Recent severe storms across Illinois, which included several reported tornado touchdowns, should serve as a reminder to residents to be prepared for future storms. Tha...

By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – The Normal Police Department has released a new mobile app. The app allows the department to share information such as alerts, photos, events, street closures and tra...

(WJBC File Photo)By Adam StudzinskiCLINTON – Clinton nuclear power plant’s security is “virtually impenetrable,” according to Communications Director Brett Nauman. He told WJBC...