Eric Stock
News DirectorEric Stock is WGLT'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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Attorney Tom DeVore wants a judge to order state Rep. Dan Caulkins to return all donations linked to a lawsuit over the state's assault weapons ban. -
Police in Normal arrested Scott T. Johnson, 23, at his home on Jan. 25. Officers said they seized multiple electronic items from Johnson's home and found they contained pornographic material involving children.
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Bloomington Deputy City Manager Billy Tyus said tax revenue is up and the public has said road improvements should be a priority.
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Bloomington-Normal's labor force grew by 2,600 jobs in the last year as the unemployment rate dropped. State labor data show the Bloomington-Normal labor market area has the lowest unemployment in the state at 3.1%.
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The governor's office has announced funding for dozens of public transit projects in the state, including Bloomington-Normal. Connect Transit will receive $9.6 million from the Rebuild Illinois Capitol program.
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The Kappa Sigma fraternity can apply for reinstatement to Illinois State University when its suspension expires in December 2025.
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Sensors that workers wear around their waist can detect strained movement of the back and neck or repetitive motions that can lead to injury.
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Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins says he's collecting names from gun owners and firearms dealers who want to challenge the ban. A judge last week issued a temporary restraining order, but that only applied to about 860 plaintiffs in the case.
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A majority of Illinois counties are at low transmission, while 25 are at medium level, including Ford, Logan, Peoria and Tazewell in central Illinois.
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Illinois State University provost Aondover Tarhule says faculty are discouraged from allowing students to use the artificial intelligence platform ChatGPT as part of their coursework.
