Category Archives: Local News

Debra Smyth, 59, of Normal, passed away at 7:55 a.m., Friday, June 5, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Epiphany Cath...

Bloomington – Carol Wilma Aughenbaugh, 87, of El Paso, formerly of Bloomington, passed away at 12:20 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Heritage Senior Care in El Paso.Her funeral service will be...

Jamie Snow’s latest petition denied. (Courtesy McLean County Jail)By Terry JamesA judge is saying “No” to Jamie Snow.The Bloomington man is spending life behind bars following his co...

Michael Bragg, 34, is accused of murdering his cellmate in Dec. 2014. (Photo courtesy Illinois Department of Corrections)By Joe RagusaPONTIAC – An inmate at the Pontiac Correctional Center is ac...

Hometown Military News for June 5, 2015:Illinois National Guard Public Affairs Unit Deploys to CubaSPRINGFIELD – A deployment ceremony is scheduled for approximately 20 Illinois Army National Gu...

Illinois Wesleyan professor Ellen Furlong is conducting a study on the behaviors of dogs. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – An Illinois Wesleyan professor is trying to get ins...

Bloomington Police found and arrested Antonio Conely Thursday night. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – A man, who was reported missing last week, has been ...

Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the Department on Aging will raise its Determination of Need score to receive benefits through the agency’s Community Care Program in an effort to save money if no bu...

Graduate students Christina Davila and Dan Sheets run the Illinois Business Intelligence program at ISU. (Photo by Colleen Reynolds/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illinois State University has som...

Michael Tipsord (right) will succeed Ed Rust as State Farm CEO in September. (Photo courtesy State Farm) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – State Farm announced long-time chairman and chief executive o...