Category Archives: Local News
Integration, communication key to McLean County mental health fix
McLean County plans to expand its jail to include a facility to provide better care for mentally ill inmates. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock and Colleen Reynolds BLOOMINGTON – The recent shooti...
Oct 11, 2015
Children get up close close look at farms in area
By Carrie Muehling BLOOMINGTON- Second graders from a number of schools in Bloomington-Normal got to visit the farm this fall. Rader Family Farms worked with a number of local sponsors to offer "Sowin...
Oct 10, 2015
ISU allowing students to enroll despite lack of MAP funding
ISU will continue to allow students to enroll in classes if they are dependent on MAP funding. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – No state budget has meant no funding for MAP grants for...
Oct 10, 2015
Bloomington City Council to hold work session on budget Monday
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council is going to hold a work session Monday to prioritize budget cuts in advance of next year’s projected $7.3 million d...
Oct 09, 2015
Clare House is closing its doors
By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – After decades of feeding the hungry in Bloomington-Normal the Clare House is closing its doors. The following press release was released Friday afternoon.The Clare Ho...
Oct 09, 2015
ISU preparing for wide range of budget impasse outcomes
ISU President Larry Dietz said the university is prepared for a wide range of state appropriation cuts. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Illinois’ public universities are s...
Oct 09, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Thu. Oct. 8, 2015
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Thu. Oct. 8, 2015 City of Bloomington Call Tim...
Oct 09, 2015
Clinton woman, 81, dies in house fire
By Eric Stock CLINTON – DeWitt County Coroner Randall Rice said a Clinton woman was found dead following a house fire early Friday morning. Emergency crews who were called to the scene of the fi...
Oct 09, 2015
Tremont man dies in farm explosion
By Eric Stock TREMONT – The Tazewell County coroner’s office is investigating the death of a Tremont man Thursday morning. According to the Peoria Journal Star, the man died when a tire he...
Oct 09, 2015
Jury acquits VanHoveln in forgery trial
Brenton VanHoveln (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A McLean County jury deliberated for about 90 minutes on Thursday before finding former Bloomington police offic...
Oct 09, 2015
