Category Archives: Local News
Police investigate downtown bench covered in tar
Police are reviewing video from the area where the bench was located. (WJBC File Photo) By Terry James There have been complaints about the homeless in the area of Mulberry and Main in Downtown Bloomi...
May 04, 2016
McLean County tourists spend $352M in past year
The local Convention & Visitors Bureau brought 352,000 tourists to the area in the last year. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Tourism remains a strong industry in the...
May 04, 2016
GOP strategist expects voter crossover for Trump, Clinton
Donald Trump won the Indiana primary on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Now that Donald Trump has all but secured the Republican nomination for president...
May 04, 2016
Irvin goes from Mitsubishi to Town of Normal
The new Director of Communications for the Town of Normal has strong ties to the community. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesThe man who served as the voice of Mitsubishi in Normal has accepted a new jo...
May 04, 2016
Man from Normal jailed on home invasion charges
Ronald Lilly faces home invasion and other charges in McLean County. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A man from Normal has been jailed on charges he broke into an a...
May 04, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. May 3, 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. May 3, 2016City of Bloomington has yet to p...
May 04, 2016
Letter carriers planning annual food drive
Letter carriers from Central Illinois will join their colleagues nationwide in their annual food drive May 14. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Local letter carriers are planning t...
May 04, 2016
McLean County judge issues 36-year sentence for series of sexual assaults
Nelson Lucero-Molina was sentenced to 36 years in prison on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A man, who repeatedly assaulted a young girl, was sentenced i...
May 04, 2016
Caterpillar adds jobs in Arizona
Caterpillar plans to add 600 jobs in Tuscon this year. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Caterpillar) By WJBC Staff PEORIA – Caterpillar plans to add hundreds of jobs as part of an expansion in Arizona. ...
May 04, 2016
Connect Transit pushes back new route vote
The board’s decision means the vote will be taken May 24. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Bloomington-Normal will have to wait a little longer to find out if Connect Tra...
May 03, 2016
