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Obituaries: Modine
BLOOMINGTON- Austin James Modine, infant son of Wes and Kary Modine, passed away in his parents' arms at 7:32 p.m. on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.A private fa...
Oct 14, 2015
Obituaries: Kraft, Smith
Mary Jean Kraft Mary Jean Kraft Mary Jean Kraft, 83, of Normal, passed away at 2:13 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at her home. Her Mass of Celebration will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2...
Oct 12, 2015
Cranking out the hits
Contemporary Hit Radio thrives on short playlists. Of the 10-15 songs that dominate the airwaves at any given time the same small group of behind-the-scenes superstars are writing or co-writing the ma...
Oct 11, 2015
Obituaries: Kelly
Joseph H. Kelley, 72, of Bloomington, passed away at 8:45 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare in Normal. His Celebration of Life service will be at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, October 17,...
Oct 10, 2015
Obituaries: Wilson
Joyce Wilson Joyce Irene (Eppel) Wilson, 85 of Chenoa died peacefully at home in Chenoa on Oct. 7. Her rich life will be celebrated with a memorial Mass on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph Catho...
Oct 08, 2015
Obituaries: Moody
Marilyn MoodyMarilyn Ruth Moody, 61, of Bloomington passed away at 5:37 a.m. on Oct. 8 at her residence.A celebration service and private internment will be at a later date. Cremation services provide...
Oct 08, 2015
Coal miners fear benefits threatened
By Brad Palmer/Illinois Radio Network MARION – Because of the recent wave of bankruptcies rippling through the coal industry, the health care and pension benefits for thousands of retirees, depe...
Oct 08, 2015
Adam Studzinski
I’m a Central Illinois native who grew up in Petersburg and found my way to WJBC by way of Western Illinois University in Macomb. While at WIU I had the opportunity to cover a variety of Western...
Oct 06, 2015
Obituaries: Alverson, Cook, Hart, Roth, Toepke
Mary Alverson Mary Ellen Abbott Alverson passed peacefully to eternal life at 11:15 a.m., Oct. 5 at her family home, which she called "Heavenblest House", in Normal after a brief and brave struggle wi...
Oct 06, 2015
Obituaries: Bray, Laschober
John Bray John "Mr. Jack" Robert Bray, 83, a lifelong resident of Bloomington, passed away on Oct. 2 at McLean County Nursing Home in Normal. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private family memor...
Oct 06, 2015
