Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
United Way falls short of campaign goal
Sonja Reece (left) and Scott Preston (right) co-chaired this year’s campaign. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – This year’s United Way of McLean County campaign fell s...
Mar 10, 2016
New Normal Fire Department headquarters gets Planning Commission approval
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The site plan for the Town of Normal’s future fire department headquarters on Main Street has the approval of the town’s Planning Com...
Mar 10, 2016
Heyworth FFA tries to overcome budget hurdle
The Heyworth FFA is holding a silent auction Saturday. (Photo Courtesy Heyworth FFA Facebook page)By Terry JamesHEYWORTH – School Ag programs could be on the chopping block as the state legislat...
Mar 10, 2016
Kasich urges lawmakers to work with Rauner
Rauner is receiving support from Presidential Candidate Bruce Rauner. (WJBC file photo) By IRN/Julio Rausseo With 69 delegates up for grabs, Republican presidential hopefuls are making their final pus...
Mar 10, 2016
Barickman again backing marijuana decriminalization
A similar bill received an amendatory veto from the governor last year. (Photo courtesy Flickr/BrettLevin) By Adam Studzinski SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate has brought back legislation to re...
Mar 10, 2016
EDC ‘optimistic’ to find buyer for Mitsubishi plant in 2016
Mitsubishi Motors stopped production last November. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock NORMAL – There’s still plenty of activity at the Mitsubishi Motors plant in Normal, three months after t...
Mar 10, 2016
U.S. Cellular will not renew naming rights
Naming rights will change at the downtown coliseum. (City of Bloomington)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – As the management contract expires for the U.S. Cellular Coliseum so are the naming right for...
Mar 09, 2016
Eureka College memorializes Nancy Reagan
Eureka College President J. David Arnold eulogized Nancy Reagan Wednesday. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiEUREKA – Eureka College held a memorial service Wednesday for the wife of its m...
Mar 09, 2016
Pontiac body identified
Louis Lowery was found Tuesday in a Pontiac Park. (Courtesy WJEZ)By Terry JamesPONTIAC – The search for a missing Pontiac man has ended.Police found the body of Louis Lowery yesterday in a Ponti...
Mar 09, 2016
Toys for Tots faces funding challenge
The Toys for Tots program may face funding challenges is McLean County. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesLEROY – Christmas is months away, but Toys for Tots is losing help from Mitsubishi em...
Mar 09, 2016
