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Midmornings with Patti Penn
Patti Penn entertains you every weekday morning from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Patti welcomes the local news makers and experts to her show everyday to keep you informed of what is going on in your own backyard. Along with the news you need to know, you’re surely in for a good laugh or two as well!
Schedule
M-F 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Dacia Feit and Karin McDowell are part of the 2012 Leadership McLean County Program graduating their 600th participant in April. Education highlights Chamber’s Leadership class
6 hours ago
Dacia Feit and Karin McDowell are part of the 2012 McLean County Chamber of Commerce Leadership program.
They are attending biweekly classes and working with their small groups from the class to address the needs of various organizations in the community. They recently visited area schools to get a perspective of the education system in McLean County.
President Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president, died at the age of 93 in 2004 after a ten year battle with Alzheimer's disease. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) Alzheimer’s is 6th-leading cause of death in US
4 days ago
Today, more than 5 million Americans are facing the challenges of Alzheimer's. This number could rise to 16 million by 2050.
Nearly 15 million Americans serve as caregivers, and this is projected to soar to 45 million in that same time frame and Alzheimer's will cost the nation $183 billion this year. Expected to rise to $1 trillion by 2050, possibly bankrupting families and our health care system.
YWCA empowers women with Stepping Stones. (WJBC file photo.) Stepping Stones reaches out to sexual assault victims
5 days ago
Erica Thurman, YWCA Stepping Stones director, realizes there is a lot of work to do to educate the community on sexual assault.
Thurman said the programs that are available through stepping stones will help educate and empower the victim and the victims family. In addition, there are many components that will help empower women in fighting against the issue of sexual abuse.
Thurman said that education is empowerment for most people and the YWCA is happy to provide a place to come and learn.
Kingston Financial joins WJBC every Wednesday from 10-11am Kingston Financial watches the oil market trends
1 week ago
Kevin Kingston and John Reudi from Kingston Financial looked at the trends in the oil market. Kingston suggests market volatility will continue in the coming weeks due to the current state of places like Greece.
John Reudi and Kevin Kingston are in studio every Wednesday from 10-11a.m. (WJBC file photo.) Kingston Financial: Illinois losing too many businesses?
2 weeks ago
Kevin Kingston and John Reudi from Kingston Financial addressed concerns that the state is losing too many great companies because of the constant increase in business expenses caused by state taxes and fees. They shared an email where the sender expressed concerns over the new unemployment taxes that will cost twice as much to the owner from the business next year.
The Blue Kids event is coming Feb. 18th to the Marriott Hotel in Uptown Normal. (photo courtesy CPN.) Child Protection Network hosts Blue Kids event
2 weeks ago
Judy Brucker, director at the Child Protection Network, invites the community to the Blue Kids event at the Marriott Hotel in Uptown Normal on Feb.18.
Tickets can be purchased for $65 each by calling 309-888-5656. Brucker announced that they will auction everything from dinner parties to a trip to Ireland at the event.
Brucker also addressed recent statistics regarding the volunteer hours contributed through the CASA program in McLean and Livingston counties. She stated 75 CASAs advocated for 147 kids and donated 7,633 hours of their personal time.
The Community Cancer Center opened in 1999 in Normal. They hope to begin expanding their current facility by 2013. (Photo courtesy of cancercenter.org) Cancer center’s Dr. Woodhouse puts patients first
2 weeks ago
Dr. Shermian Woodhouse, medical director and radiation oncologist at the Community Cancer Center, received her M.D. from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and M.P.H. in Health Policy & Management from Joseph Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York.
She also served as a radiation oncologist and leader of numerous initiatives at Columbia-Presbyterian medical Center in New York for 16 years. So the first question we ask is why did she chose to move here to Normal and join the Community Cancer Center team?
Win tickets to Barry Manilow's Coliseum show before you can buy them at the WJBC Hear It First Club. (Photo courtesy Getty Images) Win Barry Manilow tickets before you can buy them
4 weeks ago
Barry Manilow is headed to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets will go on sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Coliseum box office, all Ticketmaster outlets and select Walmart locations, online at ticketmaster.com, or by charge at 800-745-3000.
You can register to win tickets before you can buy them at the WJBC Hear It First Club. One pair of tickets will be given away each day this week until tickets go on sale Saturday.
National Handwriting Week connects handwriting to personality. (WJBC file photo.) Read between the lines for National Handwriting Week
5 weeks ago
Research indicates that John Hancock was born Jan. 23. So handwriting analysts worldwide have designated Jan. 21-27 as National Handwriting Week.
Renee Contendo, past president of the American Association of Handwriting Analysis, believes handwriting is your message and your signature is your messenger. Her belief is that handwriting tells about a personality.
Contendo said there are things we can change about our handwriting that will change our personality in positive ways, and that is one of the reasons a person may decide to study handwriting analysis. Other reasons we use graphology include hiring purposes, forensic study and criminology reporting.
Andi Merian and Nick Brooks are part of the current Leadership McLean County class. (WJBC file photo.) Leadership McLean County eyes health care options
5 weeks ago
Nick Brooks and Andi Merian from the current Leadership McLean County class shared their observation of a recent tour of local health care facilities. The tour, part of their bi-weekly participation in the McLean County Chamber Program highlights area businesses, government and volunteer organizations to give students a better understanding of the community they live and work in.
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