Category Archives: Local News
Gov. Pritzker signs Scott’s Law legislation
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a package of legislation Tuesday to further protect law enforcement, first responders and highway workers. (Photo courtesy JB Prtizker/Twitter) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD ...
Jul 30, 2019
BPD: Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint
Bloomington police are investigating the armed robbery and said the victim was hit in the head with a gun. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are probing an ...
Jul 30, 2019
Gov. Pritzker: Trump’s pattern is to attack blacks in power
Gov. JB Pritzker says he knows a thing or two about prejudice, having helped start the Holocaust Museum in Skokie. (WJBC File Photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – President Trump's attacks on U.S. ...
Jul 30, 2019
Sparks fly at Decatur forum as Rep. Davis praises Trump economy, calls Mueller report a waste
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville). (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz DECATUR – The hostile political climate that’s pervasive in Washington was evident Monday night in Cent...
Jul 30, 2019
Smoky kitchen fire damages apartment building in Normal
Normal Fire Department Engineer/Paramedic Jim Street administers oxygen to one of two cats removed from the Morgan Street apartment using special masks designed for animals. (Normal Fire Department ph...
Jul 29, 2019
Accomplice in 2017 Funks Grove murder pleads guilty to reduced charge
Christine Roush (left) is serving 40-years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering her mother at Funks Grove in July 2017. Co-defendant Matthew Isbell (right) pleaded guilty Monday July 29...
Jul 29, 2019
UPDATE: NPD investigating robbery, shots fired incident
In the armed robbery incident police are looking for two black males in their early 20’s.(WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Normal Police are continuing to investigate an armed r...
Jul 29, 2019
Governor signs law protecting sexual assault victims from warrant arrests
State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) sponsored House Bill 92, which was signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker. (Photo courtesy senatorbarickman.com) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Legisl...
Jul 29, 2019
ISU Trustees approve Trail East Incubator
Illinois State University’s governing board Friday also approved a Masters degree program in Computer Science; contracts for property insurance, solid waste management, fire services, and founda...
Jul 26, 2019
Lawsuit filed in fatal van-motorcycle crash
Corey Cottrell, 39, of Normal was killed June 22 when a hit and run driver struck his motorcycle in Bloomington. (Corey Cottrell Facebook page) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A wrongfu...
Jul 26, 2019
