Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Connect Transit offering free rides to the ballot box on election day
A complete route map can be found at connecttransit.com. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Election day is less than a day away, and a twin-city transportation company is of...
Nov 07, 2022
Republican candidate for governor received a death threat via voicemail this week
State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia). (Photo courtesy Kent Casson)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When news broke of a graphic death threat on State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) and his family, the gube...
Nov 04, 2022
Mother charged in missing baby case found not guilty by reason of insanity
Kimberlee Burton, 29, of Bloomington. (Photo 25 News)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman charged with concealment of her baby's death has been found not guilty by reason of insanity beca...
Nov 04, 2022
BNEDC looks back on the deal that landed Ferrero expansions in the twin-cities
The expansion is expected to be complete in 2024. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A massive $214.4 million facility expansion at Ferrero in Bloomington that brings over 20...
Nov 03, 2022
Durbin reacts to attack on the House Speaker’s husband
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlDECATUR – The hammer attack this week on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was heartbreaking to U.S. Sen. Dick...
Nov 03, 2022
Bloomington man facing multiple charges after alleged shooting Tuesday night
Bloomington Police arrested Mark Barker Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail/Bloomington Police) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is facing multiple charges after polic...
Nov 02, 2022
Ferrero breaks ground on $214 million Kinder Bueno production facility in Bloomington
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe joined Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, among others, for the groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Local an...
Nov 02, 2022
A pre-election labor rally Tuesday was a big Democratic shout of ‘Union Yes’
State Rep. Sue Scherer (D-Decatur) spoke during a pre-election rally at the IBEW hall in Decatur on Tuesday. (Facebook/State Rep Sue Scherer)By Dave DahlDECATUR – With the Workers’ Rights ...
Nov 02, 2022
Central Illinois Republicans continue push to reinstate cash bail
Members of the Freedom Caucus – central Illinois Republican House members – held a news conference in Decatur Tuesday morning. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Safe-T A...
Nov 02, 2022
Bloomington woman identified in Monday morning crash on Veterans Parkway
The crash remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and the Bloomington Police. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Police)By WJBC Staff and 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – The McLean Cou...
Nov 02, 2022
