Bloomington Police say three juveniles are charged with aggravated battery and mob action. … MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Work to begin on I-74 near Leroy
LeRoy – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin May 26, 2015 for the painting of the structure that carries County Highway 21 over Interstate 74 at Leroy. Interstate 74 will be down to one lane in each direction at Mile Marker 149 during construction. The anticipated completion…… MORE
Work to begin on Illinois 9
West McLean County – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that weather permitting; work is scheduled to begin May 26, 2015 for safety improvements on Illinois 9 from the intersection of Illinois 122 to the intersection of US 150 west of Normal. This project includes complete removal of the existing shoulder, placement of a new…… MORE
Normal Theater Showing Caddyshack
The Normal Theater is helping WJBC celebrate our 90th anniversary by bringing classic films to the big screen. The celebration will go underway with a special showing of the hit movie “Caddyshack” on Thursday, May 21.… MORE
Habitat for Humanity seeks State Farm grant for ‘Acorns to Oaks’
A local program that aims to give students hands-on construction training is competing for a State Farm grant to help it get off the ground.… MORE
Cubs’ pavers turn up in Pontiac after being taken from landfill
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Some Chicago Cubs’ memorabilia has been taken from the Pontiac landfill.… MORE
Heartland, EIU enter reverse transfer agreement
Leaders from Heartland Community College and Eastern Illinois University have signed a reverse transfer agreement.… MORE
McLean County honors fallen bicyclists in Ride of Silence
McLean County’s tenth annual Ride of Silence is being held Wednesday night. … MORE
Relay for Life 2015
Relay for Life is Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 from 4pm-10am on the track at NCHS. Join WJBC in the fight against cancer.… MORE
Intermittent daytime road closures for Parmon Drive
Intermittent daytime road closures will occur on Parmon Drive between Pierce Avenue and Benjamin Lane effective immediately through June 19 for sewer repairs.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
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.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
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…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
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…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
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…