Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois House Speaker returns from trip to White House
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside) says it's important for the legislature to maintain a ...
Mar 01, 2023
Two vehicle crash leaves one dead in McLean County
The crash involved a box truck and a truck-tractor semi-trailer. (Flickr)By 25 NewsMCLEAN COUNTY – One person is dead, and another is in the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 o...
Feb 28, 2023
Proposed budget includes $2 million for Bloomington arena turnaround
City leaders terminated their contract with management firm VenuWorks to book all the shows, and the government is now running the arena on its own. (WJBC File Photo) By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – A p...
Feb 28, 2023
State Farm announces ‘record’ underwriting loss in 2022 results
State Farm says its mutual automobile insurance company remains financially strong – ending 2022 with $131.2 billion compared with $143.2 billion at the end of 2021 and $126.1 billion at the end...
Feb 28, 2023
Bloomington Firefighters called out to Sunday night house fire
905 W. Olive St. (Bloomington Fire Department)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – No one was hurt Sunday night after a house fire sparked up at 905 W. Olive St. in Bloomington.According to Bloomington PIO F...
Feb 27, 2023
Normal Community student makes history as recipient of national award
Bradley Ross Jackson delivers his acceptance speech at the 54th NAACP Image Awards Friday Night. (Courtesy McLean County Unit 5 Facebook)By 25 NewsNORMAL – A student at Normal Community High Sch...
Feb 27, 2023
Woodford County man charged with sexually abusing teen
The charge is a Class 2 felony, carrying a possible prison sentence of between three and seven-years. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)By 25 NewsWOODFORD COUNTY – A Woodford County man is charged in a se...
Feb 27, 2023
Illinois Municipal League shares legislative wish list for 2023
Cathy Adduci is village president of River Forest and president of the Illinois Municipal League. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state quit giving municipalities a ten-percent sli...
Feb 24, 2023
El Paso mother seeks justice after school bus driver grabs her son
Unit11 school district says the bus driver was disciplined for what she did, but the board's policy does not allow that to be made public. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsEL PASO – A mother in the El...
Feb 24, 2023
McLean County man heads to prison for trying to produce child pornography at his home
Curtis Cleary, 40, of Chenoa. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s Office)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – A Chenoa man has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for videotaping two young teenagers using a b...
Feb 24, 2023
