BLOOMINGTON– Joan Martoglio, 75, of Bloomington, passed away at 11:04 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington. Her funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 25, 2019 at Calvary United Methodist Church in Normal with Rev. Dr. Ray Owens and her niece, Rev. Katie Hines-Shah officiating. Entombment will…… MORE
It’s the American Red Cross of Central & Southern Illinois Evening of Stars on April 18, 2019 at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott.… MORE
Join us for the 9th annual “Sharin’ of the Green” St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 1pm.… MORE
Mary L. Kelly, 84, of Bloomington, passed away on Monday, February 18, 2019 in her home.… MORE
Mary Catherine Todd, 88, of Chenoa, passed away at 10:53pm, February 8, 2019, at Evenglow Lodge, Pontiac.… MORE
Join WJBC and head up to Milwaukee and St. Louis to catch the Brewers take on the Cubs, and the Cardinals take on the Padres.… MORE
Patricia Louise Chapman, 84, of Bloomington, formerly of Chenoa, died Sunday, February 10, 2019, at the Fox Creek Villas of Holly Brook, Bloomington. … MORE
Michael Robert Regenold, 61 of Chenoa passed away at 6:20 pm Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at his residence in rural Chenoa.… MORE
James Cochran NORMAL – James A. Cochran, 79, of Normal, passed away at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at his home. His service will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with Rev. Kathy King-Nobles officiating. Interment will be private. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, February…… MORE
Harold Hoeferle Harold L. Hoeferle, 81, of Normal, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on February 2, 2019. His funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 9, 2019 at Epiphany Catholic Church, Normal with Monsignor Eric Powell officiating. Burial will be in Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m.,…… 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…