Category Archives: Local News

Lanny Lobdell was jogging when hit by a car in Normal and killed.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Transportation) By Terry James NORMAL – It could be next week before a final repo...

The county is expanding the jail to help improve mental health care. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – McLean County officials are starting to get a look at what the upgrades to t...

Area cyclists line up to receive free bike lights and safety checks in uptown Normal Thursday evening. Photo by Sam Thomas/WJBC. By Sam ThomasNORMAL – Cyclists descended on uptown Normal Th...

Jason Hopkins is still unfit to face charges of attempted murder.(Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – A man facing several counts of attempted first degree murder was i...

State Sen. Bill Brady (right) was the one who nominated the group. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiHUDSON – The Easter Seals of Central Illinois Timber Pointe Outdoor Recreation Center h...

By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Wed. Aug. 31, 2016City of Bloomington has yet to...

Central Illinois Arena Management ran U.S. Cellular Coliseum until March. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – There are new questions about the management firm that ran U.S. Cellular C...

By WJBC Staff The trash/recycling schedule in Bloomington-Normal is as follows for Labor Day: In Bloomington, household garbage and recycle will be collected as scheduled on Monday. The Public Works D...

The Thresherman’s Reunion has been canceled due to wet grounds. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Central States Thresherman’s Reunion ) By WJBC Staff PONTIAC – Frequent rain in recent weeks ...

Danielle Bagley, formerly Danielle Fischer, appears on the witness stand during Nicholas Compton’s murder trial. (Photo courtesy WMBD) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman’...