Category Archives: Local News

Gregory Hightower (left) and Clifford Pugh are charged in an August robbery. (Photos courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A second person has been arrested in connection with...

By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Tue. Sept. 6, 2016 City of Bloomington has yet...

Patti LaBelle will hold a concert at Peoria Civic Center on Jan. 16, 2017. (Photo courtesy Patti LaBelle publicity) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – Singer Patti LaBelle will be the featured speaker at th...

By WJBC Staff TOWANDA – Water service has been restored in Towanda following a water main break on Monday morning. Town officials say a boil order is in effect until further notice.

Newly commissioned second lieutenants cut a cake together shortly after graduating from the Illinois National Guard’s Officer Candidate School Aug. 28. From left Tom Phetchareune of Urbana, Marc...

State Sen. Bill Brady said the state’s largest employee union is asking for too much. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Gov. Bruce Rauner has been told by a judge to continue n...

Normal Police arrested two Bloomington men on weapons charges over the weekend. WJBC file photo)By Eric StockNORMAL – Police in Normal arrested two Bloomington men over the weekend on weapons ch...

Normal has been working to expand bicycle access in the community. (Photo courtesy Flickr/MichaelCornelius)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal will soon have a bike sharing program, if...

Flu shots are available at the McLean County Health Department. (Photo courtesy Flickr/USACEEuropeDis)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Flu season is quickly approaching and the McLean County Heal...

Illinois State University assistant professor Antony Joseph has been studying hearing loss in soldiers with the U.S. Department of Defense since his time as a Navy commander. (Photo courtesy www.ilstu...