Category Archives: Local News
LaHood: U.S. should remain in NAFTA
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said farmers are benefitting from the North American Free Trade Agreement. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Darin LaHood)By RFD Radio NetworkPEORIA – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood gets a...
Mar 02, 2018
Stoneman Douglas alum visits Bloomington for NCAA tournament
Sarah Cooper graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2014. (Photo courtesy DePauw University)By Crystal DonaldsonBLOOMINGTON – The effects of the Parkland, Florida school shooting...
Mar 02, 2018
Unit 5 president can’t rule out higher taxes for school safety
Unit 5 School Board President Jim Hayek warns the board might have to cut programs or perhaps raise taxes to hire mental health professionals as part of increased school safety measures.(Photo b...
Mar 02, 2018
Unit 5 hires Fincham to lead Normal West football despite diversity pleas
Community activist and former Unit 5 Citizens Advisory Council President David Cobb speaks to the Unit 5 School Board Wednesday night in opposition to the hiring of Nathan Fincham as Normal West head ...
Mar 01, 2018
Unit 5 Board President Hayek resigns to accept State Farm job in Phoenix
Unit 5 School Board President Jim Hayek speaks with a reporter after announcing he’s resigning this spring to work for State Farm Insurance in Phoenix, Arizona.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC)By...
Feb 28, 2018
Reilly: ‘Handful’ affected by reduction in force
The District 87 School Board agreed to provide a personal day to give any staff members affected by a reduction in force. (WJBC File Photo)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – District 87’s schoo...
Feb 28, 2018
Local man charged in fatal Ohio crash
A Bloomington man, David Olsen, faces charges for a fatal crash last fall near Dayton, Ohio.(Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)By Howard PackowitzDAYTON, OHIO – A Bloomington man is charged ...
Feb 28, 2018
Fire damages Bloomington apartment
Bloomington fire crews answered the call on the city’s west side at about 10:30 Wednesday morning. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department)By Greg Halbleib and WMBD StaffBLOOMINGTON...
Feb 28, 2018 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Fire/File)
Murphy named ISU provost on permanent basis
Jan Murphy has been with Illinois State University since 1986, serving as interim provost since January 2017. (Photo courtesy Illinois State University)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – The interim provo...
Feb 28, 2018
Renner: No city support for funding multi-sports complex
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner says the city has bigger financial concerns than a study for a new multi sports complex. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – While Normal studies the feasib...
Feb 28, 2018
