Category Archives: Local News
Part of Locust Street to close Thursday
By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON - Westbound Locust Street from Oak Street to Mason Street, will be closed to all traffic starting on Thursday due to sewer repairs and will reopen when work is completed. Wes...
Dec 02, 2015
Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign passes $70,000 mark
The organization has a goal of $230,000 for the Red Kettle campaign. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Salvation Army in Bloomington is marching towards its fundraising goal...
Dec 02, 2015
ISU sees $550,000 in donations for Giving Tuesday
The donations came from 1,445 different gifts. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The donations just kept rolling in for Illinois State University on Giving Tuesday.ISU received $556,73...
Dec 02, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. Dec. 1, 2015
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Tue. Dec. 1, 2015City of Bloomington has yet to ...
Dec 02, 2015
Bloomington Human Relations Commission seeks award nominees
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington's Human Relations Commission is seeking nominations for its annual awards, to be presented at the Martin Luther King Luncheon on Jan. 16, 2016 at the Marri...
Dec 02, 2015
Heartland faculty, trustees reach contract agreement
Heartland Community College faculty get 1 percent raises in the first of a three-year contract.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Heartland Community College)By Eric StockNORMAL – Faculty at Heartland Com...
Dec 02, 2015
McLean County ballot positions decided
(WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Clerk’s Office held a drawing Tuesday morning to decide the order on the ballot for the March primary election. For Cou...
Dec 01, 2015
Fischer pleads guilty to charges stemming from son’s death
Danielle Fischer appears on the witness stand during Nicholas Compton’s murder trial. She faces child endangerment charges in the death of her son, Robbie Cramer.(Photo courtesy WMBD) By Joe Rag...
Dec 01, 2015
NFD making sure residents have working carbon monoxide alarms
Carbon monoxide is the leading cause of accidental poisoning in the country. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Normal Fire Department) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – The Normal Fire Department is giving the...
Dec 01, 2015
Illinois State University promotes Giving Tuesday
ISU’s director of annual giving Lora way says the university reached 500 donors within a few hours on Giving Tuesday in 2014. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Today is Giv...
Dec 01, 2015
