Category Archives: Local News
Bloomington reports 12-percent drop in crime in 2015
Bloomington Police report the crime rate dropped 11.6 percent in 2015. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police report crime in the city was at its lowest level in a decade last year...
Feb 05, 2016
900 block of W. MacArthur Ave. closed for sewer repairs
BLOOMINGTON – The 900 block of W. MacArthur Ave. will be closed immediately for sewer repairs and it will be reopened as soon as work is completed. For more information, contact the Bloomington ...
Feb 04, 2016
State Farm offers safety tips for Super Bowl weekend
(WJBC File Photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – State Farm is offering tips for a safe Super Bowl weekend.Spokesman Missy Dundov explained if you’re playing host for a Super Bowl party, i...
Feb 04, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Wed. Feb. 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.Wed. Feb. 3, 2016City of BloomingtonCall Time Lo...
Feb 04, 2016
ISU not planning faculty layoffs
(WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Illinois State University doesn’t have plans to layoff any faculty this academic year, unlike some of the school’s counterparts around the...
Feb 03, 2016
Early voting to start Thursday in Illinois
McLean County Government Center. (Photo by Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The state of Illinois has finalized the ballot for the March Primary, so early voting will start Thursday in...
Feb 03, 2016
GOP strategist: More candidates will soon follow Paul out of race
Pat Brady, former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, says Donald Trump faced mounting opposition in Iowa which led to upset loss in that state’s caucuses, giving the win to Ted Cruz. (WJ...
Feb 03, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Tue. Feb. 2, 2016
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Tue. Feb. 2, 2016 City of Bloomington Call Tim...
Feb 03, 2016
Bloomington Police seek suspect in grocery store robbery
Bloomington Police say West Market Groceries was robbed at gunpoint on Tuesday night. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police say a grocery store was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday nigh...
Feb 03, 2016
Guns & Hoses fundraiser aiming higher in 2016
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington firefighters and policemen are once again facing off in a hockey match to raise money for Special Olympics.Guns & Hoses brou...
Feb 02, 2016
