Category Archives: Local News
Obamacare supporters buy billboard in Bloomington to slam GOP lawmakers
Members of Indivisible Illinois staged a rally in Bloomington Tuesday near a billboard supporting the Affordable Care Act. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV) By Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – A ne...
Aug 23, 2017
Boy hospitalized after being hit by car in Bloomington
Bloomington Police say the boy who was hit by a car Tuesday was alert as he was taken to the hospital. WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A boy was taken to the hospital after he was h...
Aug 23, 2017
Councilwoman who made history in Normal says words alone won’t combat racism
Chemberly Cummings was sworn in as Normal’s first African-American council member earlier this year. (WMBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – The first African-American elected to the ...
Aug 23, 2017
Bloomington man faces armed violence, drug charges
Martin Burton faces armed violence and drug charges.(Photos from the Bloomington Police Department.)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police said a local man threatened someone ...
Aug 22, 2017
Normal city manager sees mainly subconscious racism in police department, race relations panel issues report
Normal City Manager Mark Peterson. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – The Normal Police Department is considered “ground zero” for eliminating racial bias i...
Aug 22, 2017
UPDATED: Pontiac woman identified as crash victim
One woman is dead following a crash involving a Pontiac police officer’s squad car.(WJBC File Photo) By Howard Packowitz and Greg Halbleib PONTIAC – The Livingston County coroner has ident...
Aug 21, 2017
NFD: No working smoke detectors in fatal condo fire
The NFD has determined the cause of a blaze that left one woman dead. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – Smoke alarms in a fatal condo fire earlier this month were not working...
Aug 21, 2017
Eclipse sparks curiosity among Bloomington-Normal students
Benjamin Elementary School students (left to right) Faith Tomman, Winton Carlock, Elijah Jacob, Avhinav Jinka and Iator Togay look to the sky to witness the solar eclipse on Monday. (Photo by Eric Sto...
Aug 21, 2017
Illinois campus headcount more than a week away
Illinois State University expects a slight drop in the number of students on campus this fall. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network NORMAL – Students at many of Illinois’ public uni...
Aug 21, 2017
Mason Street in Bloomington to close
(Photo courtesy Pixabay) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately the intersection of Mason and Olive streets will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs. The street will be closed...
Aug 21, 2017
