Category Archives: Local News
McLean County jail is crowded
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is moving some inmates out of the county. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – More than 250 people are calling the McLean County Jail home these days a...
Sep 12, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Fri. Sept. 9, 2016 – Sun. Sept. 11, 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. Fri. Sept. 9, 2016 City of Bloomington has yet...
Sep 12, 2016
Hauman announces bid for Bloomington mayor
Diana Hauman was appointed to the Bloomington City Council in September 2014. (Photo courtesy cityblm.org) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Ward 8 alderwoman Diana Hauman on Monday announced her cand...
Sep 12, 2016
Motorcyclist hospitalized in rural McLean County crash
A motorcycle crash near Merna on Sunday is under investigation. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Eric Stock MERNA – A Bloomington man was hospitalized in a motorcycle crash on Sunday n...
Sep 12, 2016
BCPA preparing for 10th anniversary
The first show at the BCPA was Sept. 16, 2016. (Photo courtesy Facebook/artsblooming) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts is preparing for its 10th an...
Sep 12, 2016 The rally was outside of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo courtesy: File)
Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) gives statement on 9/11 anniversary
Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) provided a statement about staying strong 15 years after 9/11. (WJBC File Photo) By WJBC Staff WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today marks the 15th anniversary of a day that changed the lives ...
Sep 11, 2016
Wetterling case led to nationwide change
Lessons have been learned since Wetterling was abducted and killed. (Courtesy Child Protection Network)By Terry JamesNORMAL – It was one of the biggest and longest missing child cases in the cou...
Sep 11, 2016
Bloomington-Normal runners ‘Race for the Cure’
According to Marketing Director Katie Parker, Race for the Cure is really about the survivors. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – State Farm Corporate South in Bloomington was...
Sep 10, 2016
U.S Court of Appeals grants stay to injunction removing Gill from November ballot
David Gill is seeking access to the November 2016 ballot as an independent candidate. (WJBC file photo)By Sam Thomas Another blow was dealt to an independent congressional candidate seeking...
Sep 10, 2016
Obituary – John W. Orendorff
John W. Orendorff John W. Orendorff, 60, of Bloomington, passed away at 12:52 a.m., Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. His funeral will be at Noon, Monday, Sep...
Sep 09, 2016
