Eric Stock
News DirectorEric Stock is WCBU's News Director.
Eric worked at WJBC (Radio Bloomington) from 2004-2018 as a reporter, anchor, assignment editor, and sports director. Stock follows in the footsteps of Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker and retired News Director Willis Kern in moving from Radio Bloomington’s WJBC to WGLT.
Eric's community involvement includes the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and serving as a McLean County 4-H Judge. He is also a Bloomington-Normal Area Sports Commission member and broadcasts play-by-play sports at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Contact Eric at ejstoc1@ilstu.edu.
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An attorney for Peoria Heights Mayor Matt Wigginton is calling the action of Peoria Police “deplorable” for arresting him on suspicion of DUI after he was found asleep in his car. -
Coroner Jamie Harwood said Marnelius Alexander, 23, of Peoria, was pronounced dead at 11:45 p.m. Thursday. Harwood said Alexander died of a gunshot wound to the chest and died instantly. -
Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood gave a presumptive identification of Jason Bloom, 44, of Peoria, on Thursday following an autopsy. -
The man, identified Wednesday as Tario Fuller Sr., was last seen on Jan. 3 walking out of Arcadia Care in Peoria Heights. An earlier missing persons report indicated Fuller told staff at the facility he was returning to Chicago. -
Sarah Howard leads Doug Shannon by 44 votes to replace Larry Ivory and represent the Northern District of the seven-member Peoria Public Schools board. -
The Braves, 21-12, 13-7 in the MVC, will host the Dayton Flyers at 9 p.m. Wednesday in an opening round game that will be televised on ESPNU. -
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office reports one of its deputies was shot several times during a traffic stop Saturday night and is hospitalized with serious injuries. -
The Peoria City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Monday to consider a proposed agreement that would allow the city to collect additional gaming revenue from Nevada-based Boyd Gaming if the city drops its legal challenges against the redevelopment project. -
Peoria County Sheriff Chris Watkins said an adult male was found with at least one gunshot wound. He died at a Peoria hospital. A woman with a gunshot wound to her leg was transported to the hospital with injuries not considered life threatening.
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Deputies said they were unable to get in the home at first due to heavy smoke and fire conditions. They said the mother and two juveniles were outside the mobile home. The mother told authorities her infant child remained inside and that she couldn't reach her.
