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Normal set to host national softball tournament
Normal has hosted the Amateur Softball Association national tournament nine times since 1994. (Photo courtesy Normal Parks and Recreation)By Eric StockNORMAL – It’s become an every-other-y...
Jul 25, 2015
Obituaries: Pierce
Alex PierceAlex Theodore Pierce, age 77, of 33631 E. 2550 North Road, Colfax, Ill., passed away on July 12 at home.He was born on March 18, 1938 in Cumberland County, New Jersey to the late Joseph and...
Jul 21, 2015
Obituaries: Kauffman, Tammen
Wanda KauffmanWanda Mae Kauffman, 84, of Chenoa, passed away at 6:55 a.m., July 19 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa.Her funeral mass will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday at St. Joseph's...
Jul 20, 2015
Obituaries: Steidinger
Deann Steidinger Deann Sue Steidinger, 68 of Fairbury, passed away at 11:02 am, Saturday, July 18, 2015 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Her funeral service will be 10 am, Wednesday, Jul...
Jul 20, 2015
Dylan’s electric shock
Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival, 1965. Photo: Folklife Archives, Smithsonian Institution. On July 25, 1965 when Bob Dylan plugged in his electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival it was like...
Jul 19, 2015
Obituaries: Legner
Phyllis LegnerPhyllis LegnerPhyllis A. Legner, 81, of Normal, passed away at 3:33 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at her home.Her memorial visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m., Monday, July 20, 2015 at ...
Jul 18, 2015
Obituaries: Barker
Dolores BarkerDolores J. "Dee" Barker, age 79, of Normal, passed away on June 28 at her residence, with her family by her side.The service celebrating her life will be at 3 p.m. Aug. 9, at Kibler-Brad...
Jul 17, 2015
Illinois limits sale of powdered caffeine, bans powdered alcohol
State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant sponsored a measure banning the sale of powdered caffeine to people under 18. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – In...
Jul 17, 2015
Judge orders restitution to family scammed by film producer
Eric and Jeff Elliott visited WJBC earlier this year to promote “Hoovey.” (Photo by Colleen Reynolds/WJBC) By Eric Stock PEORIA – A family from Normal has some closure after a film p...
Jul 17, 2015
Delavan, Cameron hit by tornado; no major injuries reported
A tornado caused substantial damage in several central Illinois communities on Thursday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Pekin and Tazewell County Sheriff scanner info) By Eric Stock DELAVAN – A tornad...
Jul 17, 2015
