By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – A 34-year-old woman from Normal stands accused of filming a sexual encounter with an animal. The investigation into Sarah Howard began when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted Bloomington Police about the uploading of videos believed to be child pornography. After multiple search warrants, police said Howard…… MORE
Part of Interstate 74 near Carlock was closed due to a vehicle fire on Thursday.… MORE
A 90-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a crash Saturday morning in rural Tazewell County.… MORE
A white substance found in a creek near the intersection of Airport Road and North Hershey Road in Bloomington was discovered to be paint.… MORE
Towanda, Gridley, Hudson, and Lexington firefighters gathered at the Towanda Fire Department to receive training from the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS).… MORE
More jobs and expanded emergency response have been given the go-ahead by Normal Town Council.… MORE
Two people are dead after a crash in rural Woodford County this past weekend.… MORE
An employee of Farmington Central Elementary School was charged Tuesday after she tried to solicit a child for sex.… MORE
Authorities say unattended cooking was the cause of a fire Wednesday afternoon on Bloomington’s east side.… MORE
Police are probing a shots fired incident that happened over the weekend in Normal.… MORE
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.” …
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…
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…
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…