Category Archives: Local News
Project Oz founder to retire as CEO
Peter Rankaitis will step down from the organization he founded in October, and Lisa Thompson will be elevated to CEO. (Project Oz) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – The executive director of youth...
Aug 27, 2018
Green Top Grocery’s wish for new liquor license class returns for council action
Bloomington aldermen are set to vote Monday on a new liquor license classification allowing customers to drink from packaged beer and wine at food stores where they purchased the alcohol. (Pixabay pho...
Aug 27, 2018
Unit 5 substitute teacher: Raises for subs long overdue
Substitute teacher Pamela Etcheson pleaded her case for higher pay to the Unit 5 School Board.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – A Unit 5 substitute teacher believes s...
Aug 27, 2018
Pontiac residents asking for a memorial water fountain to replace former swimming pool
Pontiac resident’s are asking for a memorial water fountain to replace the Camp-Humiston Swimming Pool. (Photo Cynthia Grau/WJEZ) By Katherine Murphy PONTIAC – The memory of the Camp-Humis...
Aug 26, 2018
Two Illinois chairman paid tribute to Sen. John McCain
Two Illinois chairman pay tribute to Sen. John McCain. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois chairman of John McCain's two presidential campaigns — 2000 and 2008 — ...
Aug 26, 2018
Pontiac set to get school resource officer
A new student will be embedded in the Pontiac School District, except the new student is a School Resource Officer. (Photo courtesy Pontiac Police Department)By Katherine MurphyPONTIAC – A new s...
Aug 25, 2018 The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Pontiac Police)
Livingston County Jail unlocking GED opportunities
The Livingston County Jail is unlocking their GED program in hopes to lower the rate of repeat offenders. (Photo courtesy WJEZ)By Katherine MurphyPONTIAC – The Livingston County Jail is looking ...
Aug 25, 2018
Mistrial declared in McLean County rape case
A mistrial was declared after a jury could not decide whether Lamar Adkins, 31, of Bloomington, was guilty of sexually assaulting a woman. (Bloomington Police Department photo) By Howard...
Aug 23, 2018
Bloomington-Normal jobless rate falls, but so does number of jobs
Illinois’ jobless rate fell to 4.3 percent in July.(Flickr/Flazingo Photos) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate in Bloomington-Normal fell last month, matching a statewide tr...
Aug 23, 2018
Unit 5 sees education fund in the red as district boosts teachers pay
Unit 5 administrators project a nearly $5.9 deficit in the education fund for next fiscal year’s budget. (File photo) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – Unit 5 administrators presented to...
Aug 23, 2018
