Category Archives: Local News
Garlic Press marks 40 years in Uptown Normal
The Garlic Press moved to its current location at 108 North Street in Normal in 1981. (Photo courtesy Garlic Press)By Eric StockNORMAL – One of Uptown Normal’s landmark businesses is celeb...
Nov 05, 2016
Traffic slowed on I-55 by vehicle fire
Traffic is snarled in both directions of I-55 & 74 due to a truck fire. (WJBC photo/Scott McCoy) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Fire crews from Normal, Bloomington and Towanda battled a fire to a la...
Nov 04, 2016
Indianapolis man arrested in Normal for Springfield gun theft
(Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – An Indianapolis man has been arrested in McLean County on weapons charges related to a gun shop theft in Springfield. William McCoy...
Nov 04, 2016
Hometown Military News: Nov. 4, 2016
Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph R. Briggs of Mahomet (Photo courtesy Illinois Army National Guard) Hometown Military News for Nov. 4, 2016: Mahomet soldier retires after 35 years of service By Sgt. Christoph...
Nov 04, 2016
Children’s Home and Aid to expand preschool programs
Children’s Home and Aid serves more than 3,000 children and families each year. (Photo courtesy Children’s Home and Aid) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – More at-risk children will be abl...
Nov 04, 2016
Former Zobrist coach calls World Series MVP ‘wonderful person’
Ben Zobrist signed with the Cubs in December 2015. (Photo courtesy Flickr/ Arturo Pardavila III)By Adam StudzinskiEUREKA – Now World Series MVP Ben Zobrist never forgot where he came from, accor...
Nov 03, 2016
Bloomington screen-printing business produces Cubs’ World Series shirts
Minerva Promotions in Bloomington produced 6,000 Cubs World Champion t-shirts overnight. (Photo courtesy Minerva Promotions)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – While many Chicago Cubs fans were partying ...
Nov 03, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. Nov. 2, 2016
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Wed. Nov. 2, 2016 City of Bloomington has yet ...
Nov 03, 2016
UPDATED: CIRA re-opens after evacuation due to questionable package
Central Illinois Regional Airport was evacuated on Thursday morning as a precautionary measure. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – The terminal building at Central Illinois ...
Nov 03, 2016
Home Sweet Home turkey drive reaches 75 percent of goal
Mike Hoffman (right) of Midwest Food Bank and Matt Burgess of Home Sweet Home Ministries display Thanksgiving food as a launch to their Give Thanks campaign. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Greg Halblei...
Nov 03, 2016
