Bloomington bar owners and gaming machine operators have Mayor Tari Renner on their side to end a moratorium on video gaming licenses.… MORE
Category Archives: Local News
Conor Oberst has fun storming the Castle
By A.J. Harris BLOOMINGTON – Nearly two years ago, in September 2017, Conor Oberst was scheduled to play at the Castle Theatre in Bloomington. Due to unforeseen circumstances, he didn’t make it, and fans have been clamoring for his return ever since. They got their wish last night, as Oberst made it back to the…… MORE
Four suspects jailed for a pair of burglaries at same rural Clinton home
Burglars hit a rural Clinton home twice in two days until their arrests on Friday, according to DeWitt County Sheriff’s Police.… MORE
State fines Bloomington nursing home $25K for letting dementia patient wander out in the cold
The Illinois Department of Public Health has fined a Bloomington nursing home $25,000 for failing to respond to an exterior door alarm that sounded when a patient with dementia left the building on a cold evening in March.… MORE
Clinton police investigating counterfeit $100 bills
Police are warning businesses in Clinton to be cautious of counterfeit $100 bills.… MORE
ISU Trustees approve Trail East Incubator
Illinois State University has agreed to rent space in the yet-to-be constructed Trail East building in Uptown Normal for a small business incubator.… MORE
Lawsuit filed in fatal van-motorcycle crash
A wrongful death lawsuit filed in McLean County Court alleges the driver of a van and the van’s owner were negligent in the crash last month in Bloomington that killed motorcyclist Corey Cottrell from Normal.… MORE
Bloomington Police Chief hopeful describes “travesty” in search process
In the national search for Bloomington’s next police chief, city staffers acknowledged they accidentally kept a high-ranking Illinois State Police trooper off the applicants’ list.… MORE
BPD searching for missing juvenile
Bloomington police are asking for the public’s help to help locate a missing girl.… MORE
2019 Brüegala XX
Join WJBC at Brüegala XX on August 16th & 17th for good drinks, good music, and good times for charity!… 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…