Category Archives: Local News
Light the Night event helps bicyclists illuminate themselves at night
Several hundred people attended the third-annual Light the Night event in Uptown Normal Thursday. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – Organizers of the third-annual Light the Night event ar...
Sep 03, 2015
MCHD confirms mumps cases in county
Three cases of mumps have been found in the county so far. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – It’s not an outbreak, but the McLean County Health Department has found t...
Sep 03, 2015
Alleged downtown attacker ruled unfit for trial
Jason Hopkins supposedly stabbed two people and attacked another in downtown Bloomington in August. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The man accused of stabbi...
Sep 03, 2015
Marcfirst worried about state budget impasse
(Photo by Pictures of Money/flickr)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – Organizations that provide help for those with developmental disabilities are still waiting for state lawmakers to figure out a budget.La...
Sep 03, 2015
Coliseum takes operating loss during first quarter
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The U.S. Cellular Coliseum operated at a loss during the first quarter of the 2016 fiscal year.The Coliseum reported a loss of $252,465 during th...
Sep 03, 2015
Barickman: Child care cut creates dilemma for families
State Sen. Jason Barickman said efforts to keep the Illinois State Museum and its satellite locations open are well intended, but he said the state must break its habit of broken promises. (WJBC file ...
Sep 03, 2015
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. Sep. 2, 2015
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Wed. Sep. 2, 2015 City of Bloomington Call Tim...
Sep 03, 2015
Bloomington to collect garbage, recycling on Labor Day
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Public Works offices will be closed on Monday for Labor Day. Household garbage and recycle will be collected as scheduled on Monday.The Drop-Off Facility will be close...
Sep 02, 2015
Heartland Head Start feeling effect of budget impasse
Heartland Head Start would usually receive roughly $250,000 from the state. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s Heartland Head Start, which provides childcare as...
Sep 02, 2015
Illinois State unveils commemorative patch to honor plane crash victims
Illinois State student athletes are wearing commemorative patches to the honor the seven men killed in a plane crash in April. (Photo courtesy Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illin...
Sep 02, 2015
