Pontiac – Lucille L. Falley, 91, of Pontiac; formerly of Topeka, KS, passed away at 7:03 pm, Monday, September 23, 2019 at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac. Her graveside service will be 11:30 am, Saturday, September 28, 2019 at Prairie Home Cemetery, rural Topeka, KS. Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Chenoa is in charge of local arrangements. Visitation…… MORE
Depending on where you were in Illinois last week, the weather was ideal for farming.… MORE
Fairbury – Merle D. Holmes, 88, of Fairbury, passed away at 1:04 am, September 21, 2019, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury. Cremation has been accorded. A graveside service will be held at 11:30am, Thursday, September 26, 2019, at Forrest Township Cemetery. Pastor Tom Krieger will be officiating. Memorials may be made to Trinity…… MORE
Elias E. Aupperle, 92, Fairbury, died at 3:55 am Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Heritage Health, Normal.… MORE
Pontiac- Donna R. Faust, 80, of Pontiac, IL passed away at 11:08 pm on Monday, September 9, 2019 at Good Samaritan Home in Pontiac. A visitation will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 am on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at South Side Cemetery Mausoleum in Pontiac, Illinois. A graveside service will be held following visitation…… MORE
WJBC is now accepting nominations for the annual WJBC Don Munson Spirit of McLean County Award!… MORE
WJBC and Direct Travel have a special once in a decade experience for you! This Central Europe tour is a magnificent journey through the former Habsburg Empire.… MORE
James W. “Jim” Dee, 90, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:25 a.m., Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Heritage Health in Bloomington. … MORE
Illinois State University will name its College of Fine Arts and School of Art for Wonsook Kim.… MORE
Ellen J Burns, 79, passed away August 19, 2019 at The Manor at Elfindale. She was born in Pontiac, Illinois on August 25, 1939.… MORE
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…