Category Archives: Local News
Rep. Brady: Courts, budget bills relieve pressure to pass budget
State Rep. Dan Brady says budget bills and lawsuits that force the state to continue to fund some programs are making it hard to get a state budget done. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON &#...
Sep 23, 2015
Nobel Prize winner featured in ISU lecture series
Mohamed ElBaradei served as former director general for the International Atomic Energy Agency. from 1997 to 2009. (Photo courtesy IAEA Imagebank/flickr) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illinois State Un...
Sep 23, 2015
Oakland Avenue in Bloomington to close
By WJBC Staff The Bloomington Water Department will be repairing an emergency water service on East Oakland Avenue between North Maizefield Avenue and Harbord Drive. Due to the area where the water se...
Sep 23, 2015
Uptown Normal roads to close due to weekend events
By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Due to Worldwide Day of Play, Uptown Block Party and Bike Rodeo taking place this weekend, the following streets will be closed.On Thursday, portions of the Parkinson Stree...
Sep 23, 2015
Railroad crossing work planned on US 136
By WJBC StaffOSMAN – The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced U.S. Route 136, four miles west of Illinois Route 47, will be closed at the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing.The cr...
Sep 23, 2015
NPD arrest man on cocaine charges
(Photo courtesy Flickr/MattyRing) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – The Normal Police Department arrested a Bloomington man on drug charges Tuesday after executing a search warrant. Police arrested Tr...
Sep 22, 2015
Dunn guilty of misdemeanor DUI, felony DUI ruling delayed
Joshua Dunn. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Former Illinois State University student Joshua Dunn has been found guilty on several charges related to the fatal hi...
Sep 22, 2015
Illinois Wesleyan dedicates new sculpture
The sculpture was created by artist Boaz Vaadia. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan University dedicated a new sculpture Tuesday morning on campus. Preside...
Sep 22, 2015
El Niño expected to bring milder winter to Central Illinois
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service Lincoln is predicting a milder winter for Central Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/U.S. National Weather Service Central Illinois) By Eric Stock LIN...
Sep 22, 2015
Bloomington to set budget priorities in coming months after tax hike
Bloomington city manager David Hales said now that the city has passed a tax increase, the city will now start setting spending priorities as it looks to close a projected $7 million deficit. (WJBC fi...
Sep 22, 2015
