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Obituaries: Ahillen
Christopher Ahillen Christopher D. Ahillen, 47, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:38 p.m., Thursday, May 19, 2016 at his home.His funeral will be at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, May 26, 2016 at St. Patr...
Syndicated Author May 23, 2016

Seven decades of pursuit
The seized passport of Nazi Adolph Eichmann In 2016 German courts are trying 94-year-old Reinhold Hanning, accused of aiding the murder of thousands as a guard at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Jou...
Syndicated Author May 22, 2016

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing an additional 700 million gallons of biofuels. By PJ Baron NORMAL – The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing an additional 700 million ga...
Syndicated Author May 21, 2016

Obituaries: Stauffer
Dolores StaufferDolores Stauffer, 84, of Normal, passed away at 8:41 a.m., May 19 at her home.Her memorial visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home followed by a b...
Syndicated Author May 20, 2016

Obituaries: Weedling
Linda Weedling Linda S. (Keyser) Weedling, 54, of Normal passed away at 6:25 p.m., Monday, May 16 at OSF St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bloomington. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial servic...
Syndicated Author May 18, 2016

Chiefs win 4 in a row with 4-run 1st
By WJBC Staff GENEVA – The Peoria Chiefs have won four straight road games and are back over .500 for the first time since April 22 thanks to a 4-3 win over the Kane County Cougars on Tuesday ni...
Syndicated Author May 18, 2016

Obituaries: French, Wallem
W. Thomas French Tom French, 60, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:58 a.m., May 15, at the OSF Richard L. Owens Hospice Home in Peoria. A Celebration of Tom’s Life will be held from 1:00-4:00 p....
Syndicated Author May 17, 2016

Obituaries: Delforge
Jayne Delforge Jayne “Muffy” Delforge, 92, of Bloomington passed away May 15, peacefully at Heritage Health, Bloomington. Her celebration of life service will be on June 5, starting at 3 p...
Syndicated Author May 17, 2016

The forgotten age of domestic terrorism
Symbionese Liberation Army “Family Photo.” Public domain.As fears of domestic terror can close down airport gates and lead to mandatory bag checks at nearly every public event, an era of h...
Syndicated Author May 15, 2016

Thunder’s Davies named First-Team All USHL
Bloomington’s Jeremy Davies led the USHL in scoring among defensemen during the 2015-16 season. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Thunder) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Thunder defense...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2016