Category Archives: Local News
Illinois Lottery scratches off record year; players kick in record amount for education
Illinois Lottery players kicked in a record $731 million for the Common School Fund in the past year. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Lottery is boasting its bi...
Aug 31, 2019
McLean County Law and Justice Center honoring International Overdose Awareness Day with silver ribbon memorial
Outside the McLean County Law and Justice Center, there are 30 silver ribbons in representing those that have lost their lives due to overdose. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON R...
Aug 31, 2019
Illinois attorney general investigating makers of vaping products
Illinois’ attorney general is investigating the makers of vaping products after numerous hospitalizations. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois attorney ge...
Aug 31, 2019
Corn Belt Energy crews head south for Hurricane Dorian
Crews leaving Friday morning for Florida to assist with Hurricane Dorian restoration efforts. (Photo Corn Belt Energy/Facebook) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Corn Belt Energy crews are heading...
Aug 30, 2019
Sluggish land value gains seen to fund Unit 5 schools
Unit 5 has placed on file for public inspection its proposed $192 million budget for the current fiscal year. (From Unit 5) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Unit 5 school administrators on Wedne...
Aug 29, 2019
Unit 5 Board frustrated by bus company’s communication failures
Unit 5 School Board members are frustrated about repeated communication failures between bus contractor First Student and parents. (Photo by Blake Haas/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – A U...
Aug 29, 2019
Autopsy: Head trauma killed Mackinaw man
Grant Whitaker (left) and Mavrick Fisher (right). (Photo from The Press Democrat) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Sheriff’s police in Lake County, Calif. are releasing more informati...
Aug 28, 2019
Donath selected as Bloomington’s next police chief
Dan Donath was named as Bloomington’s next police chief during a news conference Wednesday at city hall. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington City Manager Tim Glea...
Aug 28, 2019
U of I study: pregnant women twice as likely to consider suicide
A new University of Illinois study show that pregnant women are twice as likely to consider suicide. (Photo courtesy: University of Illinois)By Dave DahlCHAMPAIGN – Pregnancy brings lots of chan...
Aug 28, 2019
McLean County suit eyes damages from key players in opioid epidemic
A McLean County lawsuit says opioid abuse is the “worst man-made epidemic in modern medical history.” (Flickr photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – McLean County government...
Aug 28, 2019
