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Gun shots reportedly fired near Rainbow Avenue in Bloomington
BPD officers arrived on the site and discovered physical evidence of a shooting. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr)By Jake FogalOn Sunday, Bloomington Police officers were summoned to the 2200 block of Rainbo...
Syndicated Author Jun 09, 2022

Teenager sentenced to juvenile prison for bringing loaded gun to Bloomington High School
Johnson claimed he had the gun for his own safety. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A 16-year old Bloomington boy was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2 years in a st...
Syndicated Author Jun 08, 2022

Bloomington Gold Corvette show returning to the twin cities this weekend
Bloomington Gold announced last year their intentions to return to Normal for the first time since the 70’s. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The world’s larges...
Syndicated Author Jun 08, 2022

Child ID’d in a crash last Friday in Shirley
Police report the investigation is ongoing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By AJ HarrisBLOOMINGTON – The crash that caused the death of an Earlville woman has claimed another life, this time of a c...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2022

GOP Gov. Candidate Sullivan wants to defund teachers’ unions
Jesse Sullivan, a Republican, is running for Governor. (Photo courtesy: Jesse Sullivan/Twitter) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – One of the Republicans running for governor, Jesse Sullivan, told repor...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2022

MCHD: Data suggest McLean County is at a high COVID-19 community level
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight spoke with WJBC’s Neil Doyle. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – An uptick in cases of COVID-19 is puttin...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2022

Posen man facing charges in McLean County for alleged involvement in pawn shop robbery
Terrance Jones, 38, of Posen, Illinois. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A 34-year-old Posen, Illinois, man is behind bars in McLean County for his alleged involvem...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2022

Leah Marlene’s homecoming well worth the cost, says Normal’s spokesperson
Normal Mayor Chris Koos and Leah Marlene. (Neil Doyle/WJBC)By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Normal's government is finding out the cost to taxpayers for American Idol finalist Leah Marlene's ho...
Syndicated Author Jun 06, 2022

BPD allegedly finds a man with meth after tearing down a bathroom door at Green Top Grocery
The investigation remains ongoing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man faces drug charges in McLean County after police allegedly tore down a bathroom door a...
Syndicated Author Jun 06, 2022

New finance lab at IWU teaching the next generations the in’s and out’s of Wall Street
Gregg (right) and his wife Kari (left) Yess donation made the new lab possible. (Photo courtesy: Illinois Wesleyan University) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The next generation of investors can now...
Syndicated Author Jun 06, 2022