By Eric Stock CONGERVILLE – The search for a missing kayaker is set to resume Tuesday morning in Woodford County, as a 24-year-old man has been missing since Sunday afternoon when he another kayaker capsized near the U.S. 150 bridge between Goodfield and Congerville. Dozens of rescue workers have been searching nearly around the clock…… MORE
Bloomington Police have arrested a man following a stabbing on Monday. … MORE
Normal’s Town Council on Monday approved the creation of a bicycle diversion program.… MORE
Effective 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, weather permitting, the westbound lane of North Street between Fell Avenue and School Street will be closed to thru traffic for a storm main line repair. … MORE
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. May 29, 2015 City of Bloomington has yet to post activity Town of Normal Call Time Date Officer Type Report Location / Block Address Disposition Type 23:57 05/29/2015 501 E…… MORE
Normal Avenue between Marian Avenue and Summit Street will be closed from 6:30 a.m. Monday through mid-afternoon on Wednesday. … MORE
State Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, said Republicans are open to discussing some kind of temporary tax increase to help end the budget stalemate if it comes with spending cuts and other reforms.… MORE
The search for a missing boater on the Mackinaw River is expected to resume after sunrise on Monday.… MORE
Normal is planning to move the location of its Emergency Operations Center.… MORE
Illinois may soon face a shortage of Registered Nurses (RN) as an aging workforce plans to retire.… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…