Category Archives: Local News
Mitsubishi already surpassing total 2014 sales
(WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – October marked yet another good month of sales for Mitsubishi Motors.The company reported sales jumped 19.8 percent during last month compared to...
Nov 03, 2015
Man pleads guilty to charge of selling cocaine
Tanner Tattini has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling cocaine to an undercover police informant. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – A man from Lexing...
Nov 03, 2015
Cornell deaths being investigated as murder/suicide
(Flickr/davidsonscott15) By Adam Studzinski CORNELL – The deaths of Dawn Thorson, 56, and Wesley Thorson, 62, of rural Cornell are being investigated as a murder/suicide. Livingston County Coron...
Nov 03, 2015
ISU professor to lead talk on use of police force
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Wikipedia.org) By Eric Stock NORMAL – An Illinois State University professor said there are certain myths regarding the use of police force that he’d like to dispe...
Nov 03, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. Nov. 2, 2015
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. Nov. 2, 2015 City of Bloomington Call Tim...
Nov 03, 2015
Rauner looking for buyer of Mitsubishi plant
Mitsubishi Motors plans to stop production on Nov. 30. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois News Network BLOOMINGTON – Gov. Bruce Rauner wouldn't say how many prospects there are to possibly buy the Mi...
Nov 03, 2015
Normal approves parks master plan, preparation of property tax levy
One idea in the parks master plan is the creation of a new sports complex. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Normal’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan was approved Monday ...
Nov 03, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 – Sun. Nov. 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.Fri. Oct. 30, 2015City of BloomingtonCall Time L...
Nov 02, 2015
Deaths in rural Livingston County under investigation
By Nick McClintock CORNELL- Illinois State Police and Livingston County Sheriffs are investigating two deaths in Cornell that happened Saturday evening. The Livingston County Coroner’s Office sa...
Nov 02, 2015
Sen. Brady: Democrats running ‘scared’ from Rauner
State Sen. Bill Brady said the U.S. Department of Education could be abolished. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Illinois is now in its fifth month without a budget. State Sen. Bill...
Nov 02, 2015
