Category Archives: Local News
B-N Police Blotter: Thu. March 23, 2017
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Thu. March 23, 2017City of Bloomington has yet t...
Mar 24, 2017
The Den rated among top Arnold Palmer courses
The Den at Fox Creek was designed by Arnold Palmer. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – The Den at Fox Creek has been ranked as one of the top ten golf courses designed by Ar...
Mar 23, 2017
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. March 22, 2017
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Wed. March 22, 2017 City of Bloomington has ye...
Mar 23, 2017
Advocate BroMenn gets rare certification for managing infection
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center has been named a Managing Infection Risk Center of Excellence. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Advocate BroMenn) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – Advocate BroMenn Medical Center i...
Mar 23, 2017
Durbin to host town hall at Illinois Wesleyan
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will host a town hall meeting at IWU on Friday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., plans to host a town hall me...
Mar 23, 2017
Otter at Miller Park Zoo gives birth
Miller Park Zoo will be auctioning off naming rights to two otter pups who were born at the zoo on Feb. 25. (Photo courtesy Miller Park Zoo) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Miller Park Zoo's pair of...
Mar 23, 2017
Peace Meal senior meals program getting support as federal funding questions loom
Peace Meal provides meals to citizens over the age of 60 in 14 counties in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Larry Miller)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – There’s worry cuts in the Trump adm...
Mar 22, 2017
State basketball museum planned for Pontiac
Pontiac Mayor Bob Russell and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association representatives announced plans to open a state basketball museum at the former Pontiac K-Mart by the end of next year. (WJBC phot...
Mar 22, 2017
ISU welcomes home Big Red Marching Machine after international tour
Illinois State University rolled out the red carpet for its Big Red Marching Machine after the band claims two international titles in Ireland. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL ...
Mar 22, 2017
Local NAACP president ‘disappointed’ in Lower’s Facebook comments
Quincy Cummings is President of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The President of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP was disappointed by the commen...
Mar 21, 2017
