Category Archives: Local News
Rep. Davis welcomes ‘transparency’ in immigration talks
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis says the so-called Dreamers, the children of immigrant families, should not have to fear deportation. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – It’s often called ...
Jan 10, 2018
Downs lifts boil order
Downs has lifted its boil order. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff DOWNS – The Village of Downs has lifted its boil order. The order was put in place after a water main break on Monday. Water serv...
Jan 10, 2018
Bloomington Police release video of adult store robbery
Bloomington Police released surveillance video Tuesday of an armed robbery at Risque’s . (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police have released a surveillance...
Jan 10, 2018
Elderly Clinton woman dies in house fire
A house fire in Clinton killed an elderly woman Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Howard Packowitz CLINTON – A house fire in Clinton has killed an elderly woman. DeWitt County Coroner R...
Jan 10, 2018
Public sounds off on Bloomington budget cutting, aldermen lament library debate
Bloomington Alderman David Sage speaks at a town hall meeting held Tuesday night at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGT...
Jan 10, 2018
Investigators look for cause of rural Bloomington blaze
Investigators still looking into the cause of a fire that destroyed a home and three vehicles in Dale Township, west of Bloomington on Monday. (Photo courtesy of WMBD) By Howard Packowitz MCLEA...
Jan 09, 2018
Investigator sees correlation between animal cruelty and human abuse
Animal cruelty cases have risen in recent years, but so have the number of people jailed for such abuses. (Photo courtesy Flickr/FastPhive) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – A humane society invest...
Jan 09, 2018
Erickson won’t seek re-election as county GOP chair
Chuck Erickson runs a Bloomington law practice in addition to holding a seat on the McLean County Board.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Chuck Erickson) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – The chairman of th...
Jan 09, 2018
Normal town staffers reject proposed ‘welcoming’ resolution for undocumented immigrants
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson said town staffers are opposed to a ‘welcoming’ resolution because he said it’s bad policy to prohibit police from working with federal immigration ...
Jan 08, 2018
Fire destroys rural Bloomington home
Firefighters from several departments extinguished a blaze that destroyed the Lionel and Michelle Parker residence in Dale Township, west of Bloomington. (Photo by Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TV) By ...
Jan 08, 2018
