Category Archives: Local News
Normal plants tree for Arbor Day
The White Oak tree was planted Friday near the Parks and Recreation office. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnNORMAL – The Town of Normal’s Parks and Recreation Department will plant over 250 t...
Apr 26, 2015
Keeping children safe extends far beyond parents of the community. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – April is Child Abuse Awareness month, and the safety of children extends far beyon...
Apr 26, 2015
Kiwanis flower sale to send more kids to Camp Limberlost
Wendell Niepagen Greenhouses in Bloomington has donated flowers that the Bloomingotn Kiwanis Club will be selling for Mother’s Day. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Kiwanis) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON...
Apr 26, 2015
Bloomington searches for money to fund infrastructure projects
A document presented this week to local lawmakers outlines projects the city of Bloomington wants to fund over the next five years. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – The city of Bloo...
Apr 25, 2015
McLean County Museum of History set to open Route 66 Visitors Center
The McLean County Museum of History will be officially opened at 10 a.m. Saturday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Museum of History)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Two key connections in McLean County...
Apr 24, 2015
Man arrested for possessing $13,000 worth of drugs
Casey Nordine has been arrested on drug trafficking charges. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail.)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A man from Bloomington has been arrested for drug trafficking. Bloomin...
Apr 24, 2015
Bloomington considering new deal for processing recycling
(WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s city council will vote Monday on renewing an agreement with Midwest Fiber to handle the processing of the city’s recycl...
Apr 24, 2015
DeWitt County approves landfill agreement
Clinton Landfill is giving up its attempt to store PCBs. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff CLINTON – The DeWitt County Board has approved a deal that will keep Clinton Landfill from storing toxic ...
Apr 24, 2015
Compton sentenced to life in prison
Nicholas Compton looks back at family members after he was handed a sentence of natural life in prison for the death of three-year-old Robbie Cramer in March of 2013. (Pool photo) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMI...
Apr 23, 2015
Bloomington has lowest unemployment rate in Illinois
By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security said Bloomington has the lowest unemployment rate of any of the state’s metro areas....
Apr 23, 2015
