Cathy Hall Nottoli NORMAL – Cathy Hall Nottoli, 60, Normal, passed away Tuesday, September 25, at Advocate BroMenn Hospice, Normal with family at her side. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, September 28 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. There will be a private family funeral at Evergreen Cemetery at a later…… MORE
Mary Rausch BLOOMINGTON – Mary V. Rausch, 99, of Bloomington, formerly of Springfield, died peacefully at 2:22 a.m., Saturday, September 22, 2018 at home surrounded by her family. A Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, September 29, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Bloomington with Rev. Greg Nelson officiating. Burial will be at…… MORE
Bloomington Police are asking for information from the public to help authorities determine what may have led to a hostage situation that ended peacefully early Sunday evening on the city’s west side.… MORE
A local historian, who’s trying to unwrap the veil of secrecy about racial segregation in McLean County, said people he talks to are very surprised to learn there were segregated beaches at Bloomington’s Miller Park.… MORE
Rev. David Ulseth Reverend David A. Ulseth, 79, of Bloomington, IL went to be with his Lord at 8:45 a.m. on September 13, 2018 at Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Normal. His funeral will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at New Life Fellowship Church, 4754 E. 1400 North Road in…… MORE
NORMAL – Howard Glen Frink, 93, of Normal, has reached his final address. We imagine he was walking with no pain down the streets of Heaven at 7:25 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2018. Howard’s service will be held on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at 11 a.m. at East White Oak Bible Church, with Pastor…… MORE
Marjie E. Barnes, 73, Fairbury, died at 5:30 am Friday, September 7, 2018 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal. Visitation will be 10:00 am to 12:45 pm Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Duffy-Pils Memorial Home, Fairbury. Her funeral will follow at 1:00pm with Pastor Brian King officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery, Fairbury. …… MORE
Join WJBC, your football headquarters for football on Monday night’s at Maguire’s Pub.… MORE
Donald J. Etherton, 54, of Bloomington, passed away at 12:53 p.m., Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Bloomington. … MORE
Robert W. Bradtke, 59, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:14 a.m., Sunday, September 2, 2018 at his home. … 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…