Category Archives: Local News

The Spack Pack could save you money. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Terry JamesNORMAL – To get fans excited about the upcoming football season, Illinois State University is offering the ̶...

Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner says work will continue to break down walls in the community. (Photo by Matty Ring/flickr)By Blake HaasNORMAL – Despite the tragedy in Dallas, Normal Police Ch...

Cummings says bad police need to be removed from the department. (Facebook/Quincy Cummings)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – The head of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP said the problem of black men bein...

The public is welcome to bring important documents that need to be destroyed (Chris Glass/Flickr) By P.J. Baron BLOOMINGTON -On Saturday the Bloomington-Normal Community Bank will be hosting their ann...

By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Roosevelt Street, between Empire and Walnut, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday through July 15 at 5 p.m. for sewer installation work. Resid...

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says he’ll give a Senate proposal on GMO food labeling a chance. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Darin LaHood) By RFD Radio Network The U.S. Senate passed a compromise bill last ...

By Greg Halbleib It’s official–the Steve Miller Band is playing U.S. Cellular Coliseum this fall. A representative of coliseum management firm VenuWorks told the Bloomington City Council r...

Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner says officers are still the ones constantly serving and protecting the public. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Greg Halbleib While many Ameri...

By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Thu. July 7, 2016 City of Bloomington Call Tim...

Barb Nathan is Executive Director of Westminster Village in Bloomington. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Some thought it was a class about birds, but for some residents at...