Category Archives: Local News
Alderman-elect Carrillo’s victory lap includes visit to nation’s capital
Jennifer Carrillo will be sworn-in Wednesday evening as Ward 6 alderman in Bloomington.(File photo by Crystal Donaldson/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – On the eve of her swearing-in ...
May 01, 2019
Delay to upgrade Rivian plant costs company large tax break
Rivian will have to pay its property taxes this year because it fell short of the investment it agreed to make to upgrade the former Mitsubishi Motors factory in Normal. (File photo from news partner ...
Apr 30, 2019
State rests its case against Zimmerman
Judge Scott Drazewski Tuesday denied a defense motion for a directed verdict. (Photo from WMBD-TV) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – McLean County prosecutors have rested their case in the K...
Apr 30, 2019
Sgt. Rodgers family “blessed beyond measure” by community’s support
Sgt. Josh Rodgers’ family and friends joined Mayor Tari Renner for a ceremony Friday afternoon on Airport Road near Fort Jesse Road. A section of Airport Road was renamed in Rodgers’ honor...
Apr 29, 2019
UPDATED: Local man charged with DUI after car hits pedestrians in Normal
Normal Police now report two people were hurt Friday night when a drunk driver struck them on College Avenue. (File photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Authorities n...
Apr 29, 2019
NPD: Woman hurt in car-pedestrian accident
Normal Police said a woman was hurt when she was struck by a car Friday night on College Avenue in Normal. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – A woman was badly hurt late Friday n...
Apr 27, 2019
Tears and celebration as community remembers Sgt. Josh Rodgers
Family, friends, and local dignitaries gathered Friday for dedication of a section of Airport Road in honor of U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. Josh Rodgers, who was killed two years ago while fighting ISI...
Apr 27, 2019
Uptown mural now the subject of a federal lawsuit
The lawsuit filed in Peoria claims federal copyright law, called the Visual Artists Rights Act, does not allow the mural to be destroyed without the artists’ permission. (WJBC file photo) B...
Apr 26, 2019
YMCA-Easterseals campaign for new facility enters final phase
The Bloomigton-Normal YMCA is partnering with Easterseals of Central Illinois in plans for a new facility on Washington Street in Bloomington. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON-NORMAL ̵...
Apr 26, 2019
Local rape survivor departs Twin-Cities to escape painful memories
(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – For a former Illinois State University student, Thursday evening’s Take Back the Night event ...
Apr 25, 2019
