Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
McLean County recycler reports record collections in 2015
By Eric Stock NORMAL – One of the region’s largest recyclers is busier than ever before. Midwest Fiber Recycling reports a record year for recycling last year. The communities is serves in...
Mar 19, 2016
Expert provides advice to next generation of farmers
Future farmers face big questions and big responsibilities. (Flickr)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Being a farmer brings big responsibility.Did you know each American farmer feeds over 144 people?S...
Mar 19, 2016
Red Cross hoping to prevent house fires with new initiative, detector installation
The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign is looking to cut down on house fires with smoke detector installations. (Flikr/JennDurfey)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Seven Americans die in home fires every day,...
Mar 19, 2016
Cuts may be coming to Heartland Community College
Heartland is facing 23 cuts. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesNORMAL – Tough times are ahead at Heartland Community College.College leadership will propose to the Board of Trustees the elimination...
Mar 18, 2016
IRS scam hits Bloomington
Scammers hope to take your money.(WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – An old scam is back in the Bloomington-Normal area.Bloomington Police Spokeswoman Sara Mayer says the current scam c...
Mar 18, 2016
IWU alum details president’s intelligence briefings in new ‘secrets’ book
David Priess is author of ‘The President’s Book of Secrets.’ (Photo courtesy Facebook/David Priess) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – A Normal Community and Illinois Wesleyan alum who...
Mar 18, 2016
5 tornadoes reported in Illinois
Five tornadoes were reported in Illinois on Tuesday. (WJBC file photo) By Farm Week Now.com/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – Rough weather a few days ago spawned the first tornadoes of the year in Illinois. T...
Mar 18, 2016
Sorensen cleared of any wrongdoing to the county
Sorensen faces his next court appearance in May. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Former McLean County Board Chairman Matt Sorensen has been cleared of any illegal conduct...
Mar 17, 2016
Local jobless rate up from one year ago
The Bloomington-Normal area lost about 1,100 jobs during the past year according to the latest numbers from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. (Photo courtesy Facebook/IDES) By Greg Halbl...
Mar 17, 2016
Republicans could change minds as fall nears
The fight over a new supreme court justice continues. (Flickr) By Terry James NORMAL – The fight has just begun for President Obama when it comes to his Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland. Ho...
Mar 17, 2016
