Category Archives: Local News
LaHood blasts Durbin’s Peoria visit as Trump appeals for southern border wall
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood of Dunlap is blasting U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s central Illinois visit earlier this week. LaHood said Durbin should have stayed in the nation’s capitol trying to break...
Jan 09, 2019
Preservation panel urges council to stop East Beaufort Street demolitions
Normal’s Historic Preservation Commission is opposed to demolishing buildings on Beaufort Street to make way for the Trail East development. (Save the Uptown Mural and Historic Buildings Faceboo...
Jan 08, 2019
As election approaches, Normal council awards more Uptown tax incentives
Trail East will be located on the northeast portion of Uptown Circle, and contain three floors of office space, a first-floor food court, and residences on the fifth floor. (Bush Construction, Farnswo...
Jan 08, 2019
Hy-Vee stores issue a voluntary recall
The potential of salmonella in the cheesecake mix prompted the recall.(PHOTO:Pixabay) By Katherine Murphy Time to check the refrigerator. West Des Moines Iowa based HY-VEE is pulling cheesecake...
Jan 07, 2019
BPD: Shots fired early Saturday near downtown
Bloomington Police responded to the 700 block of East Market Street Saturday morning to a report of shots fired. (Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police rep...
Jan 05, 2019
Normal does not want mural standing in the way of Uptown construction
The Town of Normal is preparing a contingency plan to move this mural in case a court rules that it should be preserved despite a developer’s plan to build a five-story building on the site. (Sa...
Jan 04, 2019
BPD: Man armed with a knife robs south side Walgreens
Police are looking for a suspect who robbed a Bloomington Walgreens at knifepoint Thursday night. (file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A cashier at a Bloomington Walgreens was repo...
Jan 03, 2019
Mays triple murder trial delayed despite speedy trial demand
Triple murder suspect Sydney Mays’s McLean County bench trial is now scheduled to start May 13. (Bloomington Police Department) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – The trial of Bloomingt...
Jan 03, 2019
Investigators probe cause of Stanford blaze that injured volunteer firefighter
About 50 volunteer firefighters from nine departments fought the blaze at T&A Automotive in Stanford. (Allin Township Fire Protection District photo) By Howard Packowitz STANFORD – A team of...
Jan 02, 2019
OSF St. Joseph Bloomington implements visitor restrictions with increase in flu activity
OSF Healthcare St. Joseph Medical Center announced the restrictions Wednesday in an effort to protect patients from flu activity.(WJBC File photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomingto...
Jan 02, 2019
