Category Archives: Local News
District 87 follows Unit 5 in boosting substitute teachers pay
District 87 substitute teachers are receiving a pay raise a week after their Unit 5 counterparts also got a raise. (WJBC File Photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – District 87 is respo...
Jan 25, 2019
Central Illinois militia members plead guilty to Minnesota mosque bombing
This Islamic center in Bloomington, Minnesota became the target of a Ford County-based militia group for a 2017 bombing. (DAF Center Facebook page) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA &#...
Jan 25, 2019
‘Hot tub rash’ linked to area hotel
In a release today the Logan County Health Department said its investigating an outbreak of “hot tub rash” linked to recreational water at the Hampton Inn in Lincoln. (Google Maps Image) &...
Jan 24, 2019
Bitterly cold wind chills Thursday night across Central Illinois
National Weather Service forecasters are advising to take precaution as wind chills can cause frostbite and hypothermia. (WJBC File Photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The National Weather...
Jan 24, 2019
Local school chiefs mull holding classes during a big freeze
The forecast for dangerously cold wind chills has area school superintendents deciding whether classes will be in session on Friday. (Pixabay photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – If t...
Jan 24, 2019
Passenger confronts Rep. Davis for flying first class during shutdown
A passenger confronted Central Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis for flying first class on a flight from Chicago to Washington on Tuesday. (HuffPost video) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A vi...
Jan 23, 2019
Armed robbery late Sunday at Downs gas station
The McLean County Sheriff’s office said the suspect fled in a late 90s or early 2000s white Ford Explorer. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s office Facebook Page) By Neil DoyleDOWNS R...
Jan 23, 2019
Coroner: Trucker wasn’t drunk in Normal West bus crash
Peoria County coroner Jamie Harwood said toxicology results for Ryan Hute showed he had no substance in his system other than caffeine. (PHOTO Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By WJBC NewsroomPEORIA COUNTY...
Jan 23, 2019
Kansas woman dead after rollover crash on I-155
The 62-year-old woman was thrown from the vehicle when it rolled several times int he median of I-155. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation) By Greg Halbleib LINCOLN – State police re...
Jan 22, 2019
Renner: Slow going for State Farm building, arena sale
State Farm’s downtown Bloomington office building served as the insurance company’s corporate headquarters until 1974. (File photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMIN...
Jan 22, 2019
