Category Archives: Local News
New jobs at Pontiac Cat plant
Big yellow is getting tax breaks and adding jobs in Pontiac. (Courtesy Caterpillar) By Terry James While Caterpillar cuts 120 jobs in East Peoria, 160 jobs are being added at the plant in Pontiac. It&...
Jan 29, 2016 (Photo courtesy: file)
Blood donation going high tech
The blood donation process will soon take less of your time. (Flickr) By RFD SPRINGFIELD – Technology is starting to speed up the blood donation process. Mindy Melton from the Central Illinois C...
Jan 29, 2016
Hometown Military News: Jan. 29, 2016
Hometown Military News for Jan. 29, 2016: Springfield-based Illinois National Guard Unit mobilizes for Afghanistan SPRINGFIELD – A deployment ceremony is scheduled for approximately 30 soldiers ...
Jan 29, 2016
IDES director explains decision to close Bloomington office
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Employment Security) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMIGNTON – A new law called the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act has led the Illinois Department of...
Jan 29, 2016
Brady slams MAP grant bill
State Rep. Dan Brady is slamming a Democratic backed bill that restores MAP grant funding. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly has passed a bill that provi...
Jan 28, 2016
Financial statements entered into evidence in Zimmerman trial
Kirk Zimmerman. (Pool photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Statements from two credit unions will be entered into evidence in the Kirk Zimmerman murder trial.His defense attorney tried to block subp...
Jan 28, 2016
Heartland Community College receives $1.5 million gift
The gift is the largest donation in Heartland’s history. (Photo courtesy Heartland Community College)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Heartland Community College will be able to increase the amo...
Jan 28, 2016
Unemployment rises in Bloomington-Normal, but so do number of jobs
Bloomington-Normal’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4 percent in the latest report. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Employment Security) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – The unempl...
Jan 28, 2016
UPDATE: Missing teen from Normal found safe
(Photo courtesy Normal Police Department) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Police in Normal say a missing teenager has been found safe in Pekin. Police had issued an alert on Thursday in their search for ...
Jan 28, 2016
ISU enacts hoverboard ban on campus housing, dining hall property
(WJBC file photo) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – Illinois State University is banning hoverboards on university housing property and in the dining halls. Students have until Feb. 10 to remove their hove...
Jan 28, 2016
