Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
McLean County Health Department marketing employer on-site flu clinics
The McLean County Health Department is scheduling on-site flu clinics for employers this fall. (Photo courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/flickr) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Flu season is stil...
Jul 18, 2015
Appeals court backs pay for state workers
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger said state workers will be paid on schedule despite the lack of a state budget. (Photo by John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SP...
Jul 18, 2015
Power restored in Delavan as tornado cleanup continues
Ricky Cunningham of Delavan said he was planning to sell his home where he had lived for 43 years. It was severely damaged in a tornado on Thursday. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock DELAVAN &#...
Jul 18, 2015
Torando slams Western Illinois community
A tornado destroyed homes in Cameron, Illinois. (WJBC file photo)By Tyler Bachman/IRNCAMERON – After Thursday’s tornado ripped through Cameron, emergency personnel and various agencies are...
Jul 17, 2015
Rauner surveys tornado damage in Delavan
35 homes were damaged in Thursday night’s storm. (Eric Stock/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiDELAVAN – Gov. Bruce Rauner surveyed tornado damage Friday morning in Tazewell County’s Town of De...
Jul 17, 2015
Normal considering local sales tax increase
The council recently discussed the idea of increasing the sales tax during its retreat. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The idea of raising the local sales tax is being mulled o...
Jul 17, 2015
Illinois limits sale of powdered caffeine, bans powdered alcohol
State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant sponsored a measure banning the sale of powdered caffeine to people under 18. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – In...
Jul 17, 2015
Livingston County rejects wind farm
Several hundred people attended the Livingston County Board meeting at Pontiac Township High School no Thursday night. (Photo by Cynthia Grau/WJEZ) By Cynthia Grau PONTIAC – A wind farm project ...
Jul 17, 2015
Judge orders restitution to family scammed by film producer
Eric and Jeff Elliott visited WJBC earlier this year to promote “Hoovey.” (Photo by Colleen Reynolds/WJBC) By Eric Stock PEORIA – A family from Normal has some closure after a film p...
Jul 17, 2015
Delavan, Cameron hit by tornado; no major injuries reported
A tornado caused substantial damage in several central Illinois communities on Thursday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Pekin and Tazewell County Sheriff scanner info) By Eric Stock DELAVAN – A tornad...
Jul 17, 2015
