Category Archives: Local News
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
District 87 faces substitute teacher shortage
District 87 human resources director Suzanne Daniels and superintendent Barry Reilly explain a substitute teacher shortage. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – District 87 is ...
Oct 22, 2015
Bloomington fire causes $200K in damages, cause still unknown
A fire caused $200,000 in damages to a Bloomington home on Tuesday. Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Fire officials say a blaze caused $200,000 in d...
Oct 22, 2015
Bloomington to close part of Hershey, GE roads
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON - One lane closure will occur on the southbound west lane of Hershey Road and westbound north lane of G.E. Road starting immediately for emergency street repair.Lanes will be ...
Oct 22, 2015
Heartland Community College headed to mediation with its faculty union
(WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – Heartland Community College is headed to mediation with its faculty union. A meeting date is scheduled for Tuesday between the college and the Heartland Fa...
Oct 21, 2015
