Heartland Community College’s Head Volleyball coach has been named the top coach in the Midwest Atlantic Conference.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC’s Top Stories
McLean County launches housing needs survey
By WMBD-TV MCLEAN COUNTY – The McLean County Regional Planning Commission (MCRPC) announced Monday that it’s conducting an anonymous housing needs survey. According to an MCRPC news release, the results of the survey will be used to propose strategies for the recovery of the McLean County housing sector from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.…… MORE
UPDATE: Miller Park Zoo python euthanized due to heavy smoke exposure from Monday fire
Some sad news from Monday night’s fire at Miller Park Zoo as city officials said they had to euthanize a python.… MORE
Children’s Discovery Museum in Normal honored with award
The Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) has honored the Children’s Discovery Museum in Normal for “Outstanding Community Service”.… MORE
Small fire Monday night at MPZ’s Katthoefer Animal Building
A small fire broke out Monday night at the Miller Park Zoo in the historic Katthoefer Animal Building.… MORE
Normal schedules hydrant flushing for October
As sediment and stagnant water build up in hydrant distribution systems, they occasionally need to be flushed out.… MORE
Illinois corn and soybean harvests past the halfway mark
There were 5.0 days suitable for field work during the week ending October 15, 2023. … MORE
One person shot in Normal early Saturday morning
Normal police officers were called to the 1200 block of West Hovey Ave. … MORE
U-High Pioneers clinch first postseason berth since 2015; beat Lincoln 49-28 in Week 8
By Jake Fogal NORMAL – It has been 8 years since U-High last took the field for a playoff game, but the third season under Head Coach Brody Walworth has propelled the Pioneers back to the promised land after a Week 8 victory over fellow Central State Eight Conference foe Lincoln 49-28. Coach Walworth spoke…… MORE
Bloomington teen pleads not guilty to allegations in deadly stabbing
A 16-year-old Bloomington boy accused in a deadly stabbing pleaded not guilty Friday to murder charges.… MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…