Category Archives: Local News
Man from Normal to face arson charges for vehicle fire
Larry Olson of Normal awaits arson charges in McLean County. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A man from Normal is being extradited back to McLean Count...
Jun 19, 2017
Railroad crossing in Normal to close
(Photo courtesy Pixabay) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – The Union Pacific Railroad will be performing crossing repairs on their tracks. The projects will involve a nighttime closure with detours at the ...
Jun 19, 2017
Survey: Young people turn to their fathers for financial advice
The survey revealed more than half of Illinois respondents trust their fathers when it comes to money matters, especially young people. (WJBC File Photo)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – A Country F...
Jun 18, 2017
West side community house opens as Bloomington Police seek to build trust
Members of the local Black Lives Matter organization presented Bloomington’s police chief with this cake as a good faith gesture at an open house for the opening of the department’s West J...
Jun 17, 2017
Focus on Downtown Bloomington: A good egg
by Marc Strauss NORMAL - Charlie Larkin is a good egg. He also knows a good egg when he sees one. Larkin is the owner of Above Normal Eggs. He's a sixth generation farmer who began raising hens...
Jun 16, 2017
Governor candidate Kennedy addresses letter carriers convention in Normal
Chris Kennedy is one of six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Illinois Governor in 2018. (Photo Courtesy Facebook/Christopher G. Kennedy) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A Democratic ...
Jun 16, 2017
West Peoria man killed in I-55 crash in Bloomington
A 37-year-old man was killed in a crash on I-55 in Bloomington on Friday. (Photo by Maria Henneberry/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis said a passenger was kill...
Jun 16, 2017
Clinton Power Station returns to service
Clinton Power Station came back online on Monday night. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff CLINTON – Exelon Generation operators returned Clinton Power Station to full power Tuesday following repai...
Jun 16, 2017
Child porn case nets lengthy federal prison term for Pekin man
Federal investigators say they seized computer equipment from David Turner’s Pekin home in January. Authorities said Turner’s computer contained hundreds of pictures and videos showing min...
Jun 16, 2017
‘Business-kind-of-guy’ flattered to join McLean County history makers
2017 history maker inductees Judy Stone, Jeanne and Charles Morris, Jesse Smart, and Craig Hart. By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s Museum of History honored their lates...
Jun 15, 2017
