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Obituaries: Baeza-Padilla, Person, Stokes
Jose Baeza-PadillaJose Carlos Baeza-Padilla, 17, of Meadows, formerly of Pontiac passed away at 9:25 p.m. on Sept. 4 in Pontiac.His funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday at Chenoa Un...
Sep 07, 2016
B-N Police Blotter: Mon. Sept. 5, 2016
By WJBC Staff A look at reported offenses in Bloomington, Normal and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses. Mon. Sept. 5, 2016 City of Bloomington has yet...
Sep 06, 2016
1700 E. Rd. in Randolph Twp. to close for culvert replacement
In Randolph Township, 1700 East Road between 325 and 400 North Roads will be closed Monday, September 6 through Tuesday, November 1 for culvert replacement. Updates and extensions can by found at www....
Sep 01, 2016
Obituaries: Jones, Yoder
Maurice JonesMaurice Elmo Jones, 86 of Bloomington, passed away on Aug. 30, at 5:45 a.m. at Martin Health Care, Bloomington.Maurice’s service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Calvert &...
Aug 31, 2016
Obituaries: Franz, Deavers, Thompson, Whately, Whitmer
Martha FranzMartha Franz, 88, of Bloomington, passed away at 3:15 a.m. on Aug. 30 at her residence.Martha was born on Oct. 18, 1927 in Mattoon, a daughter of Joseph Paul and Margaret Clavan Beall.Surv...
Aug 30, 2016
Obituaries: Hable, Walters
Jane HableJane Hable, 76, Fairbury, died at 9:05 a.m. Aug. 27 at Kindred Hospital, Peoria.Jane's family will host an open house at the home of Ron and Lori Peters from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Eve...
Aug 30, 2016
The story in the bones
Why are some fossils famous? Author Lydia Pyne tells Steve Fast that “celebrity skeletons” such as Lucy and the infamous Piltdown Man have captures the attention of the public not because ...
Aug 28, 2016
Obituaries: Bazzell
Kenneth Bazzell Kenneth Roger Bazzell, 78, Fairbury, died at 2:05 p.m. Aug. 24 at Advocate BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Bapt...
Aug 26, 2016
Obituaries: Milner
Paul MilnerPaul Milner, 62, of Chenoa, passed away at 5:03 p.m. Aug. 22 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.Cremation has been accorded.A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday,...
Aug 25, 2016
WJBC Forum: Welcome back students
Students moved into their dorms last week. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Mike Matejka The streets in Normal are congested again and the sidewalks are pedestrian packed, and not just with Pokemon Go player...
Aug 25, 2016
