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Redbirds fly past Saint Joseph’s Hawks
Keyshawn Evans looked to score as the Birds defeated the Saint Joseph’s Hawks. (Photo courtesy of GoRedbirds.com) By: WJBC StaffNORMAL, Ill. - Senior guard Paris Lee scored a career-h...
Dec 18, 2016
AT&T to increase mobile internet speed in Bloomington
The internet speed of mobile devices will be increased under AT&T in Bloomington. (Photo Credit/Flickr Johan Larsson)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – AT&T customers in Bloomington can expec...
Dec 18, 2016
State says training effort helps cut down on ‘ransomware’ computer attacks
Illinois is just starting to train 50,000 state workers on ransomware threats. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Government entities at all levels in Illinois are ...
Dec 18, 2016
Twin Cities housing sales still ahead of 2015
(WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal housing market continues to pace ahead of 2015.The latest Bloomington-Normal Association of Realtors numbers show overall ...
Dec 16, 2016
Bloomington commission strikes down first Renner ballot challenge
Attorney Joe Dunn (center) addresses the Bloomington Election Commission as Kevin Gerrard (left) and mayor Tari Renner (right) look on. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloom...
Dec 16, 2016
Jury sides with Bloomington in wrongful termination lawsuit
Former police department employee Amy Ward sued the city over her firing in 2011. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockPEORIA – A former Bloomington police department worker has lost lawsuit with the c...
Dec 16, 2016
Quinn’s Shell nears cleanup completion
Quinn’s Shell closed in 2013. (Photo courtesy Google Street View)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Last summer, Quinn’s Shell station at 802 N. Main St. had an underground tank leak that...
Dec 16, 2016
District 87 approves $44 million tax levy
District 87 approved a $44.1 million property tax levy on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – District 87 has approved a property tax levy for next year that’s expected ...
Dec 15, 2016
Illinois Department of Corrections boosts training to handle mentally ill inmates
Gov. Bruce Rauner is promoting an IDOC effort to train prison staff on mental illness. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Depar...
Dec 15, 2016
Unit 5 latest to approve Rivian incentives
The school board heard from Economic Development Council CEO Kyle Ham (left) and Rivian CEO R.J. Scaringe (right) before making a decision. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The i...
Dec 14, 2016
