Category Archives: Local News
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. July 27, 2016
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Wed. July 27, 2016City of Bloomington has yet to...
Jul 28, 2016
Illinois lawmakers 5th highest paid in the US
Illinois lawmakers receive a bay salary of nearly $68,000 per year. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are among the highest paid in the c...
Jul 28, 2016
ISU students learning politics in Philadelphia
Six ISU student ae attending theDemocratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week. (Photo by Patsy Bowles) By: Blake Haas NORMAL – College students have become a huge factor in the 2016 p...
Jul 27, 2016
BNAR: New construction sales showing improvement
(Photo courtesy Dan Moyle/flickr) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – New construction home sales in the Twin Cities are starting to improve, after a slow first half of 2016. The latest numbers fro...
Jul 27, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. July 26, 2016
By WJBC StaffA look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses.Tue. July 26, 2016City of Bloomington has yet to...
Jul 27, 2016
Illinois Farm Bureau opens 1961 time capsule
A new time capsule is being made to be opened in 2066. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Farm Bureau continued its 100th anniversary celebration yesterday by rev...
Jul 26, 2016
Couple charged after children found in moving tub
Samuel and Lapiera Watson posted $185 cash bond each and were released from the McLean County Jail. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – A Tennessee couple is charged w...
Jul 26, 2016
Power of the Purse raises $31K for Women Build
United Way McLean County presented a $31,000 check to Habitat for Humanity McLean County Women Build at a jobsite in Bloomington on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/United Way McLean County) By Eric ...
Jul 26, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. July 25, 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. Mon. July 25, 2016 City of Bloomington has yet...
Jul 26, 2016
Rauner calls for Illinois term limits, redistricting reform in El Paso
Gov. Bruce Rauner (right) said the General Assembly voting on the measures is the only sure way to get them on the ballot. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski EL PASO – Illinois’ gov...
Jul 26, 2016
