Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Normal police to use drones during ISU Homecoming Parade
ISU's Homecoming Parade will be held at 10 a.m. on Oct. 14. The parade will start near University Street and College Avenue. (Twitter/Illinois State University Homecoming)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – The ...
Oct 11, 2023
Illinois crops are almost halfway harvested
(Facebook/Illinois Farm Bureau photo submitted by Lindsay Starwalt of Cumberland County.)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.8 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 8, 2023. ...
Oct 11, 2023
CDM opens new Luckey Climber exhibit
The new Luckey Climber spans more than two stories and can light up with embedded color-changing LEDs. (Photo courtesy Children’s Discovery Museum)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – The Children’...
Oct 10, 2023
IMA hosting “Makers on the Move” statewide bus tour
The makers tour featured a stop in Springfield Monday morning. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – You just might see a big, 56-foot bus wrapped in blue and green, festoo...
Oct 09, 2023
Illinois gas prices down over the last week
Gas prices in the state are 31 cents cheaper than a month ago and stand 74 cents lower compared to this time last year, according to GasBuddy. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Average...
Oct 09, 2023
Woman identified as victim in McLean County train collision
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD ARROWSMITH – Saybrook resident Susan Wright, 75, died after enduring multiple blunt injuries due to a sport utility vehi...
Oct 07, 2023
ISP arrest Fairbury police officer for alleged criminal sexual assault
Illinois State Police say the investigation is ongoing. (Facebook/Illinois State Police)By WJBC StaffFAIRBURY – An officer with the Fairbury Police Department has been arrested for alleged crimi...
Oct 06, 2023
Ameren partnering with Google to offer free thermostats
With winter approaching, Ameren Illinois is offering Google Nest thermostats for free. Typically, the thermostats cost about $129. (Facebook/Google Nest)By WMBD-TVPEORIA – If you've been wanting...
Oct 06, 2023
Durbin: Finalizing budget must be bipartisan
U.S. Sen Dick Durbin (D-IL). (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) expressed hope that future federal budget discussions will be bipartisan, even after the House...
Oct 06, 2023
New “bio hub” coming to Chicago to eradicated diseases
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The Pritzker administration is bragging about a big "get" – a research "biohub" in Chicago that's part of a ...
Oct 05, 2023
