Category Archives: Local News
Duckworth slams Trump’s DACA termination
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said it would be heartless and irresponsible to end DACA. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is taking a preemptive strike ag...
Sep 05, 2017
Bloomington Farmers Market provides family-friendly environment
For over 40 years, the Bloomington Farmers Market has served not only as a place to buy fresh produce, but also a place to spend time with family. (WJBC File Photo) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON –...
Sep 03, 2017
Tazewell County Coroner identifies two people killed in crash Friday
Two people who were killed in a car crash in Tazewell County Friday have been identified. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr) By Patrick Baron and WMBD-TV TAZEWELL COUNTY – The two people killed in ...
Sep 03, 2017
Midwest Food Bank and Salvation Army partner for Harvey relief
Midwest Food Bank and the Salvation Army are working together to assist victims of Hurricane Harvey. (WJBC File Photo) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – Following the devastation left in the wake o...
Sep 02, 2017
Deadly start to Labor Day weekend as crash kills two in Tazewell County
Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash on Townline Road, between Mackinaw and Minier. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)By Howard Packowitz and WMBD-TVRURAL TAZEWELL COUNTY – The sta...
Sep 01, 2017
Rauner pardons ex-ISU student in decades-old forgery case so he can own a gun to go hunting
Gov. Bruce Rauner pardoned ex-ISU student Brandon O’Neal in a 1991 forgery case. O’Neal asked for the pardon so he can own a gun and hunt with his family.(Photo courtesy YouTube/Rebo...
Sep 01, 2017
Bloomington Union Leader is Honored as WJBC’s Laborer of the Year
Renee Nestler is being honored as WJBC’s 2017 Laborer of the Year. By Sean CopelandWJBC’s 2017 Laborer of the Year says devotion to the union movement is in her blood.Renee Nest...
Sep 01, 2017
Police catch suspect caught on video in Circle K hold-up
Police arrested Tony Harold for the robbery early Thursday of the Circle K convenience store on S. Main St. (Bloomington Police photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – It didn’t take long...
Aug 31, 2017
Rauner lauds school funding deal during BHS visit
Gov. Bruce Rauner, at BHS Thursday, praised the school funding bill he signed into law, believing it’s a fairer way to fund education. (File Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Howard Packo...
Aug 31, 2017
State unable to convince judge to allow hearsay testimony in Zimmerman murder case
McLean County Judge Scott Drazewski holds firm on earlier rulings prohibiting prosecutors from presenting certain hearsay testimony at Kirk Zimmerman’s trial. (pool photo) By Howard Packowitz BL...
Aug 31, 2017
