Category Archives: Local News
Towanda, Carlock elementary parents against sharing principals
Parents packed the Unit 5 school board meeting on Wednesday night. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – A plan for Towanda and Carlock elementary schools to share a principal next sc...
Feb 26, 2015
District 87 looks to combat bullying with new policy
A new policy hopes to put an end to bullying among students. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Social media has created a new breed of bullying, and District 87 is looking to prevent it...
Feb 26, 2015
Special Olympics raises $141k during Polar Plunge
The Special Olympics basketball tournament is right around the corner. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – More than $141,000 was raised during the Special Olympics of the Heartla...
Feb 25, 2015
Normal prepares for potential $2.5 million cut in state funding
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson says town officials are anticipating a possible drop of $2.5 million through the local sharing of funds from the state income tax. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaNORMA...
Feb 24, 2015
Obituaries: Erdman, Farney, Kupferschmid, Sly
Verne ErdmanVerne W. Erdman, 92, of Chenoa, passed away at 6:22 p.m., Feb. 22 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa.A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday at St. Paul Luthe...
Feb 24, 2015
Bloomington sees 13-percent drop in crime
Bloomington Police Department saw crime drop to a 25-year low in 2014. (WJBC file photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Crime in Bloomington was down in 2014, that's according to recent statistic...
Feb 24, 2015
Red Cross offers fire safety tips after busy weekend
The American Red Cross responded to 12 fires in Central Illinois over the weekend. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The American Red Cross is offering a few fire safety tips afte...
Feb 23, 2015
Obituaries: McDonald, Fehr, Rusthoven
Frances McDonaldFrances M. “Francine” McDonald, 69, of Flanagan, died at 2:13 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 1 at OSF St. James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center in Pontiac.Memorial services will be h...
Feb 23, 2015
Cold weather brings many reminders
Frozen pipes and frostbite are just two of the things you need to think about during the cold weather. (Flickr)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Cover up or face the risk of frostbite and hypothermia....
Feb 22, 2015
National Weather Service: Below-normal temperatures expected well into spring
Bloomington-Normal had received about 18 inches of snow this winter as of Feb. 19. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockLINCOLN – The groundhog predicted six more weeks of winter, and the weather exper...
Feb 22, 2015
