Category Archives: Local News
Prices at the pump reaching record numbers ahead of Memorial Day
Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy, spoke with WJBC’s Blake Haas. (Flickr) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Gas prices are reaching record numbers in central Illinois, just ahead of the year’s b...
May 25, 2022
UPDATE: Chicago man facing gun charges after shooting near ISU
Malik Alexander-Romello Wilson, 23, of Chicago. (Photo courtesy: NPD/Facebook) By HOI ABC and Blake Haas NORMAL – A Chicago man is behind bars in McLean County after a shooting early Wednesday m...
May 25, 2022
State Farm ends partnership with group promoting LGBTQ+ education
The Bloomington-based company acknowledges its support for the "philanthropic" program GenderCool, has been the subject of news and customer inquiries. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON R...
May 25, 2022
Normal Police beefing up patrols for Memorial Day holiday
Normal Police Community Service Officer spoke with WJBC’s Todd Wineburner. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By Blake HaasNORMAL – Ahead of the busiest travel day of the year, Normal Police ar...
May 24, 2022
Rivian Automotive launching Farmers’ Market for employees only
The plant is located at 100 Rivian Motorway. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasNORMAL – Rivian Automotive is welcoming a series of Farmers’ Markets at their manufacturing facilities...
May 24, 2022
Clinton School District banning cell phones in the classroom
Clinton Superintendent Curt Nettles spoke with WJBC’s Blake Haas. (Photo courtesy: Clinton School District/Facebook) By Blake HaasCLINTON – There’s a lot of debate on if cell phones ...
May 24, 2022
BPD: New suspect vehicle from armed robbery last week
BPD is asking for the public’s help to locate a dark gray 2013 to 2018 Cadillac ATS with heavily tinted side/rear windows and sunroof. Authorities say this is a not a common vehicle. (Photo cour...
May 24, 2022
Illinois crops are finally getting caught up
Corn planted reached 78 percent, even with the 5-year average. Soybeans planted reached 62 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 57 percent. (Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau)By USDASPRINGFIELD R...
May 24, 2022
Gas prices skyrocket to record highs across Illinois
According to GasBuddy’s survey of over 43-hundred stations in Illinois, prices in the state are 55.7 cents higher than a month ago. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – Ave...
May 23, 2022
‘American Idol’ journey comes to an end for Normal native Leah Marlene
Normal native Leah Marlene. (Facebook/Leah Marlene)By Neil Doyle and HOI ABCNORMAL – The ‘American Idol’ journey for Normal native Leah Marlene has come to a close, as she finished i...
May 23, 2022
