Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Make Music Normal returning in September
This year's focus was to bring back acts that had been slated to take part in the 2020 event.(Facebook/Uptown Normal) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Following a 2020 pandemic postponement, Make Musi...
Jun 15, 2021
ISU, Bradley professors on what to expect out of Biden-Putin meeting
The President’s are supposed to meet on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meet...
Jun 15, 2021
Bloomington City Council approves contract for 140 guns for police
The new guns are coming from an Indiana-based company. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Katherine MurphyBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police will be carrying new handguns after a seven to two vote at M...
Jun 15, 2021
McLean County Board member resigns
McLean County Board member Logan Smith represents District 4 which covers northwest Normal. (A.J. Harris/WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Logan Smith submitted his resignation to McLean Cou...
Jun 11, 2021
Man arrested for aggravated arson, burglary in Friday morning fire at Lincoln IGA
Michael Rowland, 38, of Lincoln. (Photo courtesy: Lincoln Police Department)By Heart of Illinois ABCLINCOLN – Authorities have made an arrest after the Lincoln IGA caught fire early Friday morni...
Jun 11, 2021
Dr. Ezike: This is a symbolic day
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike spoke Friday with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Illinois has reached Phase 5 of the r...
Jun 11, 2021
Bloomington LGBTQ+ bar to hold memorial service on the 5-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting
The Bistro, located at 316 N. Main Street in Bloomington, will hold a memorial service at 7 p.m. on Saturday. (Photo courtesy: The Bistro/Facebook)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A local alternative ...
Jun 11, 2021
One man in custody for allegedly strangling girlfriend at Bloomington bowling alley
Morton was arrested Wednesday evening. (Photo courtesy: IDOT/Facebook)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is in custody at the McLean County Jail for allegedly strangling his...
Jun 11, 2021
IDNR official says numbers increased last year
One difference: Illinois state parks are still free to visit. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The damage the pandemic did to the ...
Jun 11, 2021
Corn Belt Energy asks members to help reduce electricity usage
For more information, you can call Corn Belt Energy at 800-879-0339. (Twitter/Corn Belt Energy)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Due to the warm temperatures, Corn Belt Energy is asking customers to vo...
Jun 10, 2021
