Category Archives: Local News
Illinois hires military liaison to help address high unemployment among spouses
Some branches of the Armed Forces will reimburse military spouses for some of the cost of obtaining certification after they relocate. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Employment Securi...
Jan 06, 2020
Illinois lost more than $12 billion in income in 2 years: Analysis of IRS migration data
Binney also said he had several peers from central Illinois leave the last year and the year before whose families are thriving. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD –...
Jan 06, 2020
Illinois’ rural areas would lose representation in congress if population loss continues
For farmers, Sangamon County Farm Bureau President Phil Sidles said they can't just pick up their land and move it out of state. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD –...
Jan 06, 2020
Illinoisans pay more in cell phone taxes than residents anywhere else in U.S.
Boesen says cell taxes are inherently regressive because many low-income and rural residents rely on their cell phones as their only means of internet connectivity. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illin...
Jan 06, 2020
Richards to run for chair of McLean County Democratic Party
Nikita Richards. (Photo courtesy Nikita Richards) By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – United States Navy veteran Nikita Richards is running for chair of the McLean County Democratic Party."As a soci...
Jan 06, 2020
Miller Park Zoo announces $600,000 grant for new Monkey exhibit
Construction of the new DeBrazza Monkey exhibit will cost $600,000. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Thanks to a $600,000 grant from the state of Illinois, Miller Park Zoo i...
Jan 06, 2020
Bloomington man arrested in connection to New Year’s Eve shooting; Police still looking for suspect
Normal Police said the homicide is still an active and ongoing investigation. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Police are updating an investigation into a deadly shooting New Year...
Jan 03, 2020
Liquor commission to consider license for Normal movie theater
AMC Classic Theater, located at 201 McKnight Street, in Normal. (Photo Google Maps) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – A movie theater on Normal’s north side is hoping to sell alcohol to moviegoer...
Jan 03, 2020
Sentencing vacated for woman convicted of killing 8-year-old
Cynthia Baker, of Normal, was scheduled to be sentenced on January 31. (HOI-ABC photo) By HOI-ABCBLOOMINGTON – A woman from Normal who was found guilty of killing her 8-year-old stepdaughte...
Jan 03, 2020
Illinois’ population loss more than 51,000 in 2019, most in past decade
When it comes to Illinoisans moving out of the state, there were nearly 105,000 people lost. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network/Greg BishopSPRINGFIELD – Illinois lost nearly 105,00...
Dec 31, 2019
