Chris L. Sparks, 61, of Gibson City, passed away at 1:27 a.m., Sunday, December 9, 2018 at his home. His funeral will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday December 15, 2018 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with Rev. Randy Reese officiating. Burial will be in Hudson Township Cemetery, Hudson. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m.,…… MORE
Mary E. Sheehan, 85, of Bloomington and formerly of Danvers, passed away at 12:08 p.m., Sunday, December 9, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center in Bloomington. Her service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 15, 2018 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial will follow at Park Lawn Cemetery, Danvers. Visitation will be from…… MORE
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan is coming to Bloomington! Join WJBC at the Parke Regency Hotel in Bloomington on Saturday, January 19th starting at 4:30pm (DOORS OPEN 3:30pm). Come out and experience the Cardinals Caravan! Join us and talk baseball, meet current players, alumni, and broadcasters! There will be autographs for kids, Cardinals prize drawings and more. This…… MORE
Wayne Henry Petersen, 87, of Fairbury died at 11:10 a.m. Sunday, December 2 at Fairview Haven Retirement Community, Fairbury.… MORE
Daniel J. Wilkins, 67, of Normal, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Heartland Health Care, Normal.… MORE
Join WJBC as we help out Toys For Tots of McLean County collect donations of new, unwrapped toys for the kids of McLean County. This year about 6,000 kids in McLean County are signed up for Toys for Tots and NO child deserves to wake up Christmas morning without a toy under their tree. Come out and Join…… MORE
Come out and cheer on the Central Illinois Flying Aces on Saturday, December 1st AND bring your new, unwrapped teddy bear for the kids of McLean County Toys For Tots!… MORE
Direct Travel is back with another amazing trip! This time enjoy an ALL INCLUSIVE vacation to the Sunscape Dorado Pacifico Ixtapa Resort!… MORE
FORREST– Thomas Allen Stephens, 83 of Forrest, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2018 as a result of a single vehicle accident. A visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00pm, Monday, November 19, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury with a Masonic Service at 7:00pm. His funeral will be at 11:00am, Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Forrest…… MORE
BLOOMINGTON–Jon “Mike” Moffitt, 75 of Bloomington, passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Mike’s visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 from 6-8pm at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington with Military Honors conducted by the Bloomington/Normal American Legion. His graveside service will be held on…… 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…