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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
Obituaries: Franklin
Martha FranklinMartha Lee Franklin, 95, of Fairbury, passed away at 2:40 a.m., Oct. 3 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.Her funeral will be at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday at Duffy-Pils Memorial Hom...
Oct 05, 2015
Mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie still lacking capital
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were created to open up home ownership to average Americans. Without the two mortgage giants, the housing picture in the U.S. would be drastically different. The 2008 bailou...
Oct 04, 2015
