Category Archives: Local News
Former business owner and WJBC Spirit of McLean County award recipient has died
Elmo Quinn, of Bloomington, was the 2019 recipient of the WJBC Don Munson Spirit of McLean County Award. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Elmo Quinn, a longtime local business owner a...
Mar 23, 2023
House passes bill for Illinois’ official state nut
The bill is sponsored by State Rep. Sharon Chung (D-Bloomington). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Given the abundance of possibilities, you would think it would be difficult to select...
Mar 23, 2023
Bloomington police report total number of St. Patrick’s Day DUI arrests
Officers arrested seven impaired drivers. One of the arrests was made after a crash caused property damages. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department reported t...
Mar 22, 2023
Rossi appears in Tazewell County Court Tuesday, not called to stand
Former CEO of Reditus Labs Aaron Rossi. (Facebook/Reditus Laboratories)By WMBD-TVPEORIA – Aaron Rossi, the former CEO of Reditus Labs, appeared in Tazewell County Court in relation to the case w...
Mar 22, 2023
UPDATE: Two Prairie Central high school students identified in deadly ski-related accident
The accident happened at Copper Mountain Ski Resort late Sunday evening and remains under investigation. (Photo Courtesy of Prairie Central High School)By Jake Fogal and Blake Haas FAIRBURY – Ac...
Mar 20, 2023
McLean County leads country in corn production per latest estimates from USDA
McLean County lead the country in corn production with roughly 71 million bushels of grain produced. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Jake FogalMCLEAN COUNTY – Estimates of corn and soybean product...
Mar 20, 2023
UPDATE: Two Prairie Central high school students identified in ski-related accident
The accident happened at Copper Mountain Ski Resort late Sunday evening.By Jake Fogal and Blake Haas FAIRBURY – According to a newsletter to the school community, two Prairie Central High School...
Mar 20, 2023
McLean County bringing high-speed internet to rural parts
The county is in the middle of a 16 to 18 week research process. The intent is to explore what bringing broadband to rural areas will look like.(Photo by lizzardo/flickr)By WMBD-TVMCLEAN COUNTY –...
Mar 17, 2023
District 87 cuts seven positions in reduction of force
The district will then reopen those positions in order to hire someone for a full school year. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – District 87 School Board approved cutting seven Profession...
Mar 16, 2023
Bloomington juvenile arrested for gun threats
No injuries have been reported. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – A juvenile has been charged with threatening family members with a firearm on Friday.According to a Bloomington police pr...
Mar 15, 2023
