Category Archives: Headlines
Rep. Davis is confident in Pres. Biden’s goal of 200 million vaccines in first 100-days
Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard Major General Peter Nezamis (left) and Congressman Rodney Davis (right) toured the facility on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOM...
Apr 02, 2021
HS FB Week three: Normal Comm. returns to action with eight players in quarantine
The WJBC Friday Night football show tracks area action from 6-10 p.m.(WJBC file photo) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Normal Community’s High School football game against Quincy Notre Dame la...
Apr 01, 2021
Week 2: High School football returns to WJBC
Coverage on AM 1230 WJBC begins at 6 p.m. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Week two of high school football kicks off tonight across Central Illinois.After falling to Normal...
Mar 26, 2021
Marketing Specialist with Savant Wealth Management calls COVID relief a bailout
John Ruidi, a Marketing Specialist with Savant Wealth Management. (Photo courtesy: Savant Wealth Management)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – After Congress passed a $1.9 trillion ‘American Rescu...
Mar 11, 2021
Rivian prepares for possible plant expansion in Normal
Rivian set up shop at the shuttered Mitsubishi Motors factory with the help of tax breaks and other financial incentives. (Photo courtesy: Rivian) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Rivian Automo...
Mar 11, 2021
Financial Advisor: Economy could improve rapidly as more vaccines become available
Kevin Kingston with Savant Wealth Management spoke with WJBC’s Marc Strauss. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – As the number of COVID-19 cases slowly declines, one fina...
Mar 04, 2021
Tuition, fee hikes approved at Heartland Community College
Heartland Community College District 540 serves a corridor along interstate 55 that includes Pontiac, Bloomington-Normal, and Lincoln. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC ...
Feb 17, 2021
Pharmacies stand at the ready to vaccinate 100 million Americans in 30-days
OSF Pharmacist Ryan Wolf prepares COVID-19 vaccines. (Photo courtesy McLean County Health Department)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues worldwide, Pharmac...
Feb 05, 2021
Illinois Senator backs President Biden’s proposed stimulus package
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) (Facebook/Dick Durbin)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – After passing a $900 million COVID-19 stimulus package in December, Illinois Senior Senator Dick Durbin is call...
Jan 22, 2021
Can you get COVID-19 after receiving the vaccine?
OSF General Surgeon Dr. John Wieland. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – As the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out continues worldwide to prevent the virus from spreading, a Blooming...
Jan 11, 2021
