By WMBD-TV NORMAL- Uptown Normal’s Sweet Corn Circus is returning for another year of corn, circus performances, and fun. The annual festival celebrates Bloomington-Normal’s circus and agricultural roots as it features live performances throughout the duration of the two-day event. The performances include acrobats, clowns, aerial arts, professional wrestling, live music, and more. The featured performers include…… MORE
Uncle Kracker show in Normal postponed
The heat wave has postponed another outdoor event.… MORE
More West Nile virus identified in McLean County
A second pool of mosquitoes in Mclean County tested positive for West Nile Virus this week.… MORE
18-year-old arrested for possessing stolen vehicle
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department announced it recovered three stolen vehicles and made one arrest Tuesday. According to a Bloomington police news release, 18-year-old Devin L. Davis was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, resisting a peace officer and driving without a valid license. Officers located a stolen Hyundai at 5:40…… MORE
Normal police investigate shots fired incident near apartment complex
Normal police continue to investigate a shots fired incident that occurred Sunday night.… MORE
Four Peoria residents charged federally for allegedly conspiring to break into gun stores
Four Peoria residents were ordered held in the custody of the U.S. Marshals for unsuccessfully trying to break into several gun stores last week across central Illinois.… MORE
WJBC High School Basketball
WJBC high school basketball coverage is sponsored by CEFCU!… MORE
New book tells the story of former southern Illinois Congressman Glenn Poshard
Poshard, 77, tells the story of his life in a new book, “Son of Southern Illinois.”… MORE
Cooler conditions headline this week’s USDA crop report
There were 6.1 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 20, 2023. … MORE
Remote learning Tuesday for Bloomington Junior High School due to extreme heat
Bloomington Junior High School students will be remote learning Tuesday due to the heatwave.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…