Category Archives: Scott Laughlin
LeRoy doctor makes house calls
Dr. Deborah Chisholm is offering direct patient care out of her office in LeRoy. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)By Eric StockLeROY – Once considered a thing of the past, house calls are making a come...
May 18, 2015
Veteran TV anchor McIntyre set to retire
Tom McIntyre is retiring this week after 42 years at WEEK TV. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tom McIntyre)By Eric StockPEORIA – David Letterman isn’t the only television veteran calling it a car...
May 18, 2015
Renner: TIF could pay for downtown development
The Front ‘N Center building is one of four in Downtown Bloomingotn that a developer wants to demolish. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Mayor Tari Renner said the down...
May 13, 2015
Davis reintroduces job training bill
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis has reintroduced the Opportunity KNOCKS Act.By Eric StockWASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, wants a second chance for his bill to help the unemployed get ...
May 13, 2015
Bloomington bicycle master plan awaits city funding
Bloomington has started adding some bike lanes. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bike BloNo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s bicycle master plan has been given the green light, bu...
May 12, 2015
Bloomington hopes to have Uber policy in place by end of May
Uber is currently illegal in Bloomington. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police say the complaints that led to tickets against three Uber drivers came from other ride-...
May 12, 2015
Bloomington approves task force, possible Hershey traffic light, bicycle plan
Bloomington City Hall (WJBC file photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – A traffic signal and left turn lanes on all approaches of Hershey Road could be on the way as the Bloomington City Council ...
May 11, 2015
Local letter carriers look to ‘stamp out’ hunger
‘Mailman Al’ poses next to a sign promoting the Stamp Out Hunger campaign. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mailman Al) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Letter carriers will be picking up those p...
May 08, 2015
Bloomington sign sparks social media furor
A sign outside Checker Cab has created controversy on social media. (WJBC photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A local cab company owner said a sign that has caused a furor on social media will st...
May 05, 2015
Sen. Brady: Illinois prisons overcrowded, understaffed
State Sen. Bill Brady has said he would like to see Illinois restore funding for the prisons it has closed and to pay for more prison guards.(WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – ...
May 04, 2015
