Category Archives: Local News
Bloomington Labor Day parade to have political theme
In a photo believed to be from the early 1900s, union iron moulders posed for a photo at a parade in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy Bloomington-Normal Trades and Labor Assembly) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTO...
Jul 31, 2016
The McLean County Fair kicks off Wednesday
The sights and sounds of the McLean County Fair are just around the corner. (WJBC File Photo) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – Wednesday marks the beginning of the McLean County Fair, which runs t...
Jul 30, 2016
CIRA to conduct emergency drill
Most of Saturday’s drill will take place away from the terminal building. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Central Illinois Regional Airport is preparing for a full scale...
Jul 29, 2016
Hometown Military News: July 29, 2016
Brig. Gen. Jeff Drushal, chief of transportation and commandant of the U.S. Army Transportation School, presents 1st Lt. Nathaniel Jungheim of Chicago, Illinois, with an award as the 2015 Transportati...
Jul 29, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Thu. July 28, 2016
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Thu. July 28, 2016City of Bloomington has yet to...
Jul 29, 2016
St. Jude Telethon still growing after 39 years
A total of 125 runners will make the trip from Bloomington to Peoria on Saturday to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON &#...
Jul 29, 2016
Pets will have a better chance at surviving a fire
Pet oxygen masks are being given to EMT crews. (Photo by FastPhive/flickr) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – If your pet is like a member of the family you’ll be glad to know area EMT crews wil...
Jul 28, 2016 (Photo courtesy: Flicker)
Normal police investigate bank robbery
The credit union was robbed around 3:50 p.m. (WJBC file photo) By Terry James NORMAL – Police in Normal are on the lookout for a bank robber. Officers responded to a report of a robbery at the L...
Jul 28, 2016
Unemployment up in Bloomington-Normal
Unemployment is up in Bloomington-Normal. (WJBC file photo) By Terry James Bloomington – Unemployment numbers for June are being reported by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Bloom...
Jul 28, 2016 (Photo courtesy: Getty images/file)
Bloomington woman cheers childhood friend Clinton at Democratic Convention
Pasty Bowles (left) has known Hillary Clinton since both were in the first grade in Park Ridge, Illinois. (Photo courtesy Patsy Bowles)By Eric StockPHILADELPHIA – As Hillary Clinton delivers her...
Jul 28, 2016
