Category Archives: Local News
Normal sees northeast move for fire department to Hershey Road site
Normal Town Council members will be asked to buy this property on Hershey Road to build a northeast Normal fire station. (Town of Normal) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – The Town of Normal w...
Nov 02, 2018
Drug bust ends a three month long investigation
Bloomington police arrested four men in connection with a drug distribution operation.(PHOTO:BPD) By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON– A three month long investigation ended Friday morning as...
Nov 02, 2018
Love conquers hate: Bloomington-Normal remembers the dead from Pittsburgh’s synagogue massacre
Community members gathered Thursday night at Illinois State University to remember 11 Jews murdered last Saturday at a Pittsburgh synagogue. (Facebook image) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL — ...
Nov 02, 2018
County Board’s Segobiano takes parting shot at his own party
Cheryl Froelich, Republican candidate for the District 8 seat on the McLean County Board, is touting an endorsement from incumbent Democrat Paul Segobiano.(From Cheryl Froelich McLean County Board Fac...
Nov 02, 2018
Three retired Catholic priests removed from ministry on sex abuse allegations
One of the retired priests is Fr. Duane Leclercq, who served at Bloomington’s Holy Trinity Church from 1964-1968. (Photo from Google Maps/ Robert Maihofer, Great Lakes Casual Traveler) By...
Nov 01, 2018
Normal native recognized as Spirit of McLean County
Widow Betsy Myers (left) accepted the 2018 WJBC Don Munson Spirit of McLean County Award for her late husband William “Bill” Myers from WJBC’s Fish Martin. (Photo courtesy Scott Mill...
Nov 01, 2018
BEC ballot proposal confusing some voters
On the ballot the proposal states, “Shall the city election law be rejected?” (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – With Election Day just days away, voters will have man...
Nov 01, 2018
UPDATED: North Oak Street gunshot victim dies
Bloomington Police search for clues after a man was fatally shot in the chest Tuesday night in the 1700 block of North Oak Street. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGT...
Oct 31, 2018
Coroner: Elderly child molester suffered fatal heart attack
Convicted child molester Johnny Icard, 78, of Bloomington died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack, according to Coroner Kathy Davis. (McLean County Jail photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON ...
Oct 30, 2018
Peoria County man charged with killing parents
Jose Ramirez (left) and Matthew Roberts are linked to the deaths of Ramirez’ parents. (WMBD) By WMBD News PRINCEVILLE – A Peoria County man has been charged with two counts of first-degree...
Oct 30, 2018
