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Obituaries: BesGrove
Carroll BesGroveCarroll Eugene BesGrove, 88, Fairbury, died at 11 p.m. Saturday, July 29, 2017 at his residence surrounded by family.His funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Duffy-Pils M...
Aug 02, 2017
Obituaries: Haag, Phillips, Workman
LeRoy HaagLeRoy James Haag, 91, of Cullom, Ill. passed away at 8:58 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center in Normal, Ill.A celebration of life service will be held ...
Jul 25, 2017
ThunderBolts strike late to beat CornBelters
The Windy City ThunderBolts scored two runs in the eighth inning to secure a 4-2 win against the CornBelters. (WJBC File Photo)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL - The Normal CornBelters, presented by Illinois Co...
Jul 23, 2017
Obituaries: Nussbaum-Canonge
Deanna Marie Nussbaum-CanongeFAIRBURY - Deanna Marie Nussbaum-Canonge, 54 of Paris, France formerly of Fairbury and Rockford passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 at Maison Mdicale Jeanne Garnier Hospit...
Jul 22, 2017
Obituaries: McWhorter
Owen Lee McWhorterFAIRBURY - Owen Lee McWhorter, 84, of Fairbury passed away at 9:30 a.m., Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community, Chenoa.His funeral will be 10 a.m., Monday...
Jul 21, 2017
Cubs vs. Brewers Text To Win Weekend
With the Cubs winning it all this past season you know tickets are ludicrous to snag! That being said WJBC and Miller Lite have teamed up to send you to Milwaukee to see the Cubs and Brewers play at M...
Jul 14, 2017
Contois added to Thunder coaching staff after another Division I departure
Andy Contois was an assistant coach with the Brookings Blizzard the last two seasons. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Thunder announced on Th...
Jul 14, 2017
Obituaries: Weldon
Karla WeldonKarla Hart Weldon, 82 of Normal, Ill., passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.The family will receive friends from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, ...
Jul 07, 2017
Obituaries: Ifft
FAIRBURY – Dale E. Ifft, 80, Fairbury, died at 9:40 pm July 3, 2017 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal.A private service will be held July 7, 2017 with ministers of the German Apostolic ...
Jul 05, 2017
Trooper and K-9 partner hurt in I-74 crash near Farmer City construction zone
An Illinois State Police trooper and his K-9 partner were hurt in a crash on I-74 near Farmer City. (Photo courtesy Arvell Dorsey Jr./Flickr) By Howard PackowitzFARMER CITY – A State Police...
Jun 28, 2017
