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Rauner agrees with Supreme Court pension ruling
Gov. Bruce Rauner says he agrees with the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the state's 2013 pension restructuring law. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio ...
May 09, 2015
Pearce pitches Chiefs to win at Burlington
(WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBURLINGTON, Iowa – The Peoria Chiefs scored in the top of the first and held on for a 3-2 win over the Burlington Bees Friday night to even the three-game series. T...
May 09, 2015
Obituaries: Holtz, Kaisner
Patrick HoltzPatrick R. Holtz, 38, of Chicago, formerly of Bloomington, passed away at his home on May 5.His funeral will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday at St. Mary's Church, Bloomington with Rev. Gregg Pet...
May 08, 2015
Obituaries: Penn
Paul Penn Paul S. Penn, 90, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:08 a.m., May 7 at his home. His visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Monday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. A private buria...
May 08, 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
Kentucky highlights Illinois State’s 2015-16 men’s hoops schedule
Illinois State men’s basketball will play seven non-conference games at Redbird Arena during the 2015-16 season. (WJBC file photo) By ISU Sports Information NORMAL - Four 2015 NCAA Tournament te...
May 08, 2015
ISU AD: O’Shaughnessy, free agents raise profile of Illinois State football
James O'Shaughnessy was selected in the fifth round of the NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illinois State athletics director Larry Lyo...
May 06, 2015
Obituaries: Tipler, Aranowski
Devon TiplerDevon L. “Red” Tipler, 34, of Normal, passed away at 3:26 p.m. on April 29 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington.His funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Fri...
May 05, 2015
Obituaries: Smith
William SmithWilliam E. “Bill” Smith, 65, of Bloomington, passed away at 5:34 p.m. May 1 at his residence surrounded by his loving wife of 44 years and his children.Bill was born June 27, ...
May 04, 2015
Report: ISU lands Bethune-Cookman transfer
Dan Muller’s Redbirds have reportedly landed transfer forward Quintin Brewer. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Illinois State men’s basketball has reportedly land...
May 04, 2015
