Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Historical context for housing crisis
Michelle Layser, an assistant professor in the U of I College of Law, has co-written a report comparing today's housing crisis to that of 2008. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD –...
Apr 19, 2021
Speaker Welch calling in grief counselors for lawmakers who have trouble dealing with the death of Adam Toledo
Speaker of the Illinois House Chris Welch. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The Speaker of the Illinois House says grief counselors will be available at the Capitol next week...
Apr 16, 2021
McLean County adds 95 cases of coronavirus
Over 99,000 doses of vaccine have been administered in McLean County. Almost 24% of the county’s population is fully vaccinated. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLea...
Apr 16, 2021
McLean County Board’s only Asian says board hasn’t done enough to fight anti-Asian bias
Board member Lea Cline called on the board to ramp up their commitment to stopping discrimination in the community. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON ...
Apr 16, 2021
Sentencing delayed for man convicted in 2018 Bloomington triple murder
Sydney Mays Jr. of Bloomington, talks with a member of his legal team in the courtroom at the Law and Justice Cener Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC/File)By Heart of Illin...
Apr 16, 2021
Union members and top lawmakers rallied at the Capitol for fairness
Members of the Carpenters Union joined Democratic legislative leaders and the attorney general rallied in front of the Lincoln statue to decry contractors who pay employees off the books. (Dave Dahl/W...
Apr 15, 2021
71 new cases of COVID in McLean County; 1 additional death
The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 5.7%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – McLean County health officials Thursday reported ...
Apr 15, 2021
Week 5: U-High looking for their second win in a matchup against Champaign Centennial
The WJBC High School Football Extravaganza can be heard starting at 6 p.m. on AM 1230 WJBC. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – University High is looking for their second win ...
Apr 15, 2021
Authorities use DNA evidence to arrest McLean County date rape suspect
William Beasley, 27, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – McLean County prosecutors revealed police used DNA to track down the suspect in a 2...
Apr 15, 2021
Warm week good for Illinois farmers
The weather was warm and wet last week, state averages almost sixty degrees and almost two inches, both well above normal. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Let's talk crop progre...
Apr 13, 2021
