Category Archives: Local News
Empire Street in Bloomington to close
WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Effective immediately Eugene Street between Empire and Walnut streets will be closed to thru traffic for sewer repairs.The street will be closed until the work is complet...
Nov 07, 2016
Bloomington taxi company offers free rides to the polls
Checker Cab is offering free rides to the polls on Election Day. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Checker Cab)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A lack of transportation shouldn’t keep voters from going t...
Nov 07, 2016
Bloomington applying for home rehab grant program
The city will find out early next year if it’s been selected for the grant program. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Julien Dumont)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington has applied...
Nov 07, 2016
Normal joining chorus urging state to pass downstate transit funding
Connect Transit buses will stop service on Dec. 31 without state funding. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Normal’s town council will vote on a motion Monday urging the state ...
Nov 07, 2016
Dee-Mack voters asked to approve sports facility upgrades
Deer Creek-Mackinaw school officials propose constructing a new football field and track at an angle on the existing site to accommodate upgrades. (Google Street View photo) By Greg Halbleib MACKINAW ...
Nov 06, 2016
Now is the time to prevent high winter heating bills
Winter is near, but it doesn’t have to be an expensive one. (Andrew Fong/Flickr) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Winter weather is just around the corner and Ameren Director of Gas Supply Ken...
Nov 06, 2016
Capture the (Binary) Flag at ISU
Competitors will be searching for hidden flags in the computer systems, provided by State Farm and the School of IT. (WJBC File Photo) By Patrick Baron NORMAL – In this game of capture the flag,...
Nov 06, 2016
Bloomington church polling place opening chapel during voting
St. John’s Lutheran Church in Bloomington serves as a polling place and a location for prayer on Election Day. (Photo Google Street View) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington churc...
Nov 05, 2016
Childs Senior takes plea deal
A man accused of supplying a synthetic drug similar to ecstasy is taking a plea deal. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesA plea deal has been reached with a Chicago man accused of bringing the drug ecstas...
Nov 05, 2016
Help for domestic violence victims is as close as the neighborhood salon
A new group of professionals will help domestic violence victims. (Courtesy Mid-Central Community Action)By: Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Hairdressers in Illinois now have the tools to make you look ...
Nov 05, 2016
