Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Overnight fire in Normal displaces four residents
The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the displaced residents with temporary housing arrangements. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Four residents were displaced after an overnigh...
Feb 09, 2023
District 87 board member resigns following drunk driving conviction
District 87 School Board member Fitzgerald Samedy. (McLean County Jail)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – A District 87 board member has officially resigned after his conviction and sentencing for repeat d...
Feb 09, 2023
Illinois Freedom Caucus blames governor for rising cost of energy
State Rep. Chris Miller (R-Oakland). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Your utility bills are too high, and the Illinois Freedom Caucus says it's Gov. JB Pritzker's fault."It's just anot...
Feb 09, 2023
Illinois Democrats are pushing for a child tax credit
Illinois Democrats say they want to get a few hundred more dollars – or maybe a couple thousand more dollars – into your pocket. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD –...
Feb 08, 2023
Peoria, Normal Bed Bath & Beyond stores to close in updated closing list
A closing date for the stores is currently not known. (Photo courtesy: Bed Bath & Beyond/Facebook) By 25 News NORMAL – The Bed Bath & Beyond stores in Peoria and Normal will soon close.T...
Feb 08, 2023
DOJ: Food manufacturing company with Gridley factory pleads guilty in connection with 2018 salmonella outbreak
The CDC did not identify any deaths related to the outbreak. (Google Maps photo)By 25 NewsGRIDLEY – A food and ingredient manufacturing company with a facility in Gridley pleaded guilty February...
Feb 08, 2023
Advocates call for more to be done on National Black HIV and AIDS Awareness Day
State Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You can just fill in the blank. The gulf in access to health care means Blacks are far more likely than whites to ...
Feb 08, 2023
Livington County’s chief prosecutor elevated to associate judge
Randy Yedinak will replace Associate Judge Thomas Funk, who's retiring March 1. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsLIVINGSTON COUNTY – Only months after successfully prosecuting a high-profile triple mu...
Feb 08, 2023
Police recruits now required to take a course on wrongful convictions
It's now state law that aspiring police officers receive this training. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – You can't write the story of wrongful convictions without at least one chapter ...
Feb 07, 2023
Normal Town Council rejects plans for cannabis dispensary
Artist’s rendering of High Haven cannabis dispensary in Normal. (Town of Normal)By 25 NewsNORMAL – Faced with community opposition during an election year, the Normal Town Council overwhel...
Feb 07, 2023
