Category Archives: Local News

By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. City of Bloomington has yet to post activity T...

By Nick McClintock NORMAL- A deal over four months in the making means that the Mitsubishi Motors Plant in Normal will possibly have a new name and tenants soon. Rivian Automotive, a Michigan-based au...

By Nick McClintock BLOOMINGTON- As the countdown to the holidays continue, so does the days for the WJBC Brotherhood Tree. In it’s 47th year, the Brotherhood Tree is hoping to help over 2,000 fa...

(Courtesy Illinois Manufacturers’ Association) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – The condition of manufacturing in Illinois will be the focus of an upcoming Bloomington-Normal Economic Development...

Drivers can expect to pay more for gas in the coming months. (Flickr/Mike Mozart) By WJBC staff BLOOMINGTON - Drivers are paying more at the pump this week and prices will move even higher based on an...

State Sen. Chapin Rose was in Clinton for the bill’s signing on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiCLINTON – The main person responsible for getting legislation done to keep ope...

By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.City of Bloomington has yet to post activityTown...

By WJBC staffNORMAL - Normal West High School parents have been notified by school officials that two cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been diagnosed at the school.In a letter sent to parents,...

Tari Renner is seeking a second term as Bloomington’s mayor. (WJBC File Photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – A hearing on a challenge to Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner’s nominating...

(Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Bryan Bloodworth BLOOMINGTON – A number of people gathered Wednesday at the McLean County Museum to History to honor the memory of those, who lost their lives during t...