Category Archives: Local News
LeRoy man dies following crash
By WJBC StaffCHAMPAIGN – Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup said the LeRoy man who was involved in a rollover crash near Bellflower last week has died.Jake Loftus, 24, died at Carle Hospita...
Jun 03, 2016
Local officials brace for loss of tax base amid Clinton plant closing
The Clinton Power Station is scheduled to retire in June 2017. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network CLINTON – Local leaders in DeWitt County and the Quad Cities always knew they could los...
Jun 03, 2016
Bloomington Police investigate shots fired at house
Police say no one was injured in a shooting in the 800 block of West Washington Street in Bloomington early Friday. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a shoot...
Jun 03, 2016 (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)
Sen. Rose, Rep. Mitchell: Fight to save Clinton plant not over
State Sen. Chapin Rose (left) and State Rep. Bill Mitchell (right) spoke about the plant’s closure in Clinton along with a number of other officials. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski CL...
Jun 02, 2016
Ameren: Malfunction that led to downtown outage still unknown
Power was out to much of Downtown Bloomington on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Ameren officials say they still don’t know what caused the malfunction that prompt...
Jun 02, 2016
Clinton superintendent says district to study financial effect of plant closing
Clinton school officials plan to educate district residents on the effect of the proposed closure of the Exelon nuclear plant. (Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau photo) By Greg Halbl...
Jun 02, 2016
Scheduled power outage irks business owners in Downtown Bloomington
Power was out to portions of Downtown Bloomington on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A planned power outage caused headaches for some downtown Bloomington businesses who c...
Jun 02, 2016
Exelon announces plans to close Clinton, Quad Cities plants
The Clinton Power Station is scheduled to retire in June 2017. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockCHICAGO – After months of threats that it would close the nuclear plants at Clinton and Quad Cities a...
Jun 02, 2016
Bloomington Police: Teens target unlocked cars
Bloomington Police say at least 10 vehicles were burglarized overnight. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Police arrested two Bloomington teens for a string of car burglaries overnight...
Jun 02, 2016
Reilly says schools will open this fall
District 87 Superintendent Bill Reilly discussed how the lack of a budget will affect public school. (WJBC File Photo) By PJ Baron BLOOMINGTON – For the second year in a row, Illinois has failed...
Jun 01, 2016
