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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Residents concerned about potential cuts to federal Medicaid staged a protest Monday outside the office of Republican U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal. -
The City of Bloomington has announced two forums have been scheduled to collect public input on a proposed cabin village to serve the unhoused. The forums are scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, May 2 and 7 p.m. Monday, May 5 at the Bloomington Public Library Community Room 1. -
The Bloomington Bison hockey team missed the playoffs in its first season, but coach and General Manager Phillip Barski said he senses momentum heading into the second season next year, on the ice and off, in a growing fan base. -
The Bloomington Police Department said officers were called to the 1400 block of North Lee Street at 5:51 a.m. Tuesday, after several reports of shots fired in the area. -
Illinois State University and the Town of Normal are seeking public feedback to make the campus safer for drivers and pedestrians. -
The McLean County Health Department is waiting for a court ruling on whether it can keep a federal grant for disease surveillance. The Trump administration has canceled grants to local health departments across the country. -
State senators voted unanimously, 55-0, this week to ban carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer. That's the sole source of water for nearly 1 million people in the region, including much of McLean County. -
Republican state Rep. Regan Deering of Decatur said the move would provide a big economic boost to the region and improve coordination between farmers and agribusiness leaders. -
An agriculture executive in Bloomington says tariffs are creating a lot of uncertainty heading into a new planting season. -
Dan Brady says the city faces several big challenges as he prepares to take the mayor's office next month: public safety, water problems and what he calls a pending storm — the city's financial crunch.
