Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Pritzker, IDPH announce updated safety guidelines for winter sports
The updated guidance moves basketball from medium risk to high risk due to the close contact of players and indoor play. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleCHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker and the Il...
Oct 27, 2020
EPA trying to make Illinois’ drinking water safer
Kurt Thiede, the EPA's regional administrator for the Midwest. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A project in Springfield is a demonstration of what will be done all over the state...
Oct 27, 2020
Local police remind motorists about school zone safety
Officer Brad Park says drivers should never pass a stopped school bus while the red lights are flashing. (Normal PD/Twitter) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Several schools in Bloomington-Normal have...
Oct 27, 2020
MCHD reports 34th COVID-related death
The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 4.9%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A woman in her 80s has died from coronavirus comp...
Oct 26, 2020
Bloomington Doc.: Breast Cancer Checks “can’t be stressed enough”
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center General Surgeon Dr. Wieland. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, a Central Illinois Doctor says...
Oct 26, 2020
LeRoy High School teacher pleads not guilty to grooming a student
Brandon Reynolds, 33, of LeRoy. (Facebook/LeRoy IL Police Department) By HOI ABCLEROY – A LeRoy High School teacher charged with grooming plead not guilty in McLean County court Friday.Bran...
Oct 23, 2020
Bloomington Fire Chief to retire next month
Brian Mohr began his career with the Bloomington Fire Department in 1991. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Fire) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr will retir...
Oct 23, 2020
2 additional COVID-related deaths in McLean County
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate held steady at 4.4%. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department Friday reported two additional coronaviru...
Oct 23, 2020
Stolen handcuffs cause pain for teenager, not just because they were on too tight
The juvenile was arrested and authorities said they have found much of the stolen property. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police arrested a teenage...
Oct 23, 2020
IWU wins “BloNo Campus Voter Registration Challenge”
Launched on National Voter Registration Day, the "BloNo Campus Voter Registration Challenge" ran from Sept. 22 through Oct. 18, the last day to register to vote online in Illinois. (Twitter/Illinois W...
Oct 22, 2020
