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Sporting events, performances and open houses highlight ISU Family Weekend
ISU football will host Northern Iowa during Family Weekend 2015. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – Parents, siblings and grandparents of ISU students are flocking to the Bloomington-N...
Oct 02, 2015
ISU working to prevent, prepare for campus emergencies
ISU officials focus on prevention and preparedness when it comes to emergencies on campus. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – Recent college campus shootings also have Illinois State U...
Oct 02, 2015
Heartland Community College prepared for emergencies
Heartland has a notification system to alert students and staff during emergencies. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Heartland Community College has plans in place to handle emergen...
Oct 02, 2015
Two brothers plead guilty to armed robbery charges
McLean County Law and Justice Center (Photo by Joe Ragusa/WJBC) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Two brothers from Bloomington have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a shooting in November of l...
Oct 02, 2015
Sponsors help cemetery walk keep students engaged
John Bowen portrays Captain Christian Riebsame in the Evergreen Cemetery Walk. (Photo courtesy McLean County Museum of History) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – For the first time, there’s a wa...
Oct 02, 2015
Treasurer warns of closing investment accounts, other problems due to impasse
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs has sent a letter to Gov. Rauner outlining more consequences as the state budget stalemate continues.(Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD &...
Oct 02, 2015
Illinois joins Volkswagen probe
Volkswagen may eventually face billions of dollars in fines for violating the Clean Air Act. (Photo by RN GNZLZ/flickr)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The Illinois attorney gener...
Oct 02, 2015
Lincoln College to sell Normal campus as part of “reinvestment plan”
(WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – Lincoln College has announced plans to sell its campus in Normal and then lease back the main academic building.The college announced Thursday that it̵...
Oct 01, 2015
Dunn found guilty of aggravated DUI
Joshua Dunn was the driver in the accident which kill Benjamin Allison. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The driver in the accident which killed an Illinois Sta...
Oct 01, 2015
Gather your hazardous waste for special collection
The Ecology Action Center is holding a household hazardous waste collection in Normal. (Courtesy Ecology Action Center.)NORMAL – McLean County residents will have an opportunity for safe disposa...
Oct 01, 2015
