Category Archives: Local News

It’s the second year the Walk/Run was held at Hancock Stadium. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – The celebration was underway well before the St. Jude Walk/Run was even st...

Nuke plants in Clinton and the Quad-Cities are still waiting on state legislators. (WJBC file photo) By RFD Macon County State Representative Bill Mitchell is ready to go “nuclear” when he...

A fired driver is now a bus monitor in Unit 5. (WJBC File Photo) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – A 74 year old First Student bus driver from Normal is back on the job even after being fired as a dr...

A new report shows teachers shortages are reaching crisis levels. (WJBC file photo) By Terry James PEORIA – A new report shows that the United States is nearing a teacher shortage crisis. The Le...

Paul and Kathy Packard of Normal are two participants in the Solar Bloomington-Normal challenge. (Photo courtesy Ecology Action Center) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Buying in bulk is often cheape...

Assistant City Manager Steve Rasmussen said the city is out of room in City Hall. (WJBC File Photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington aldermen will vote Monday on approving a $169,000 s...

By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Thu. Sept. 22, 2016City of Bloomington has yet t...

Col. Paul Fanning of Chestnut, Illinois, passes the 129th Regional Training Institute’s colors to Brig. Gen. Michael Zerbonia of Chatham, Illinois, the Assistant Adjutant General – Army of...

U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has proposed a solution to help college students dealing with mounting student loan debt. (WJBC file photo)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A student-loa...

Bloomington Police arrested a 24-year-old man after a series of car burglaries early Friday. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police say a car burglar was caught red-handed early Fr...