Category Archives: Local News
Front Street closure at Norfolk Southern tracks
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Weather permitting, the Norfolk Southern Railway will be doing work on the Front Street railroad crossing beginning on Tuesday.The closure is expected to last up to th...
Oct 13, 2015
NLDS, Monday Night Football on WJBC
Michael Wacha will start Game 3 of the NLDS in Chicago today. (Photo by Eric Fischer/flickr) By WJBC Staff The National League Division Series shifts to the Windy City for Game 3 today as the St. Loui...
Oct 12, 2015
Illinois State gets $5 million grant to help at-risk youth
ISU professor and Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences Ani Yazedjian is principal investigator for ISU’s CARE4U program. (Photo courtesy ISU)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – A new program at Illinoi...
Oct 12, 2015
Bloomington to consider police body camera trial program
The Bloomington City Council will voted on a body camera trial program for the police department Monday night. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council will consi...
Oct 12, 2015
Coroner Davis announces re-election campaign
Davis served as the County Coroner during the tragic plane crash on Apr. 6. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Current McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has announced her re-election cam...
Oct 11, 2015
Normal ranked 3rd best small college town
Normal was given credit for its low unemployment rate and reasonable cost of living. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal has found itself near the top of another natio...
Oct 11, 2015
Integration, communication key to McLean County mental health fix
McLean County plans to expand its jail to include a facility to provide better care for mentally ill inmates. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock and Colleen Reynolds BLOOMINGTON – The recent shooti...
Oct 11, 2015
Children get up close close look at farms in area
By Carrie Muehling BLOOMINGTON- Second graders from a number of schools in Bloomington-Normal got to visit the farm this fall. Rader Family Farms worked with a number of local sponsors to offer "Sowin...
Oct 10, 2015
ISU allowing students to enroll despite lack of MAP funding
ISU will continue to allow students to enroll in classes if they are dependent on MAP funding. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – No state budget has meant no funding for MAP grants for...
Oct 10, 2015
Bloomington City Council to hold work session on budget Monday
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council is going to hold a work session Monday to prioritize budget cuts in advance of next year’s projected $7.3 million d...
Oct 09, 2015
