Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Driver taken to hospital after Tuesday morning accident in Bloomington
The accident happened around 10:56 a.m. near the area of South Mercer Avenue and Kemmer Lane, (Photo courtesy Facebook/News Happening in Bloomington Normal McLean Co Area and All Over) By HOI ABC...
Oct 06, 2020
Police: LeRoy man arrested for grooming and solicitation of minor
Brandon Reynolds, 33, of LeRoy. (Facebook/LeRoy IL Police Department) By Neil DoyleLEROY – LeRoy Police arrested a 33-year-old man Tuesday for grooming, indecent solicitation of a minor, an...
Oct 06, 2020
State Fire Marshal encourages safety in the kitchen during ‘Fire Prevention Week’
According to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), in 2019 Illinois Fire Departments responded to 6,437 fires that were either caused by cooking, originated in the kitchen, or both. (Tw...
Oct 06, 2020
Harvest is behind, but the weather is helping
73 percent of corn and 75 percent of soybeans are rated good to excellent. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's not quite the home stretch of the 2020 farming season in Illinois...
Oct 06, 2020
Normal police enhancing patrols on Halloween
For those choosing to go door-to-door, Bloomington-Normal trick-or-treat hours will be 5 – 8 p.m., Sat., Oct. 31. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasNORMAL – City officials say no tic...
Oct 06, 2020
UPDATED: Heartland online classes and systems remain down
Normal online operations will resume as quickly as possible, according to a release. Students are asked to work with instructors regarding any missed class time or assignments once operations resume. ...
Oct 06, 2020
Normal firefighters have new contract
Each year of the contract, firefighters will get raises of 2.265 percent, costing taxpayers an extra $110,000 the first year, the staff’s report said. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCNORMAL ...
Oct 06, 2020
Colleges dropping the ACT and SAT requirements
Some universities – but not all of them – are dropping the SAT or ACT as requirements to get in. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – High school juniors anticipating t...
Oct 02, 2020
MCHD reports 24 new COVID cases
MCHD is experiencing issues with the state program that provides lab testing numbers and positivity rates. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local health officials Friday reporte...
Oct 02, 2020
Report: McLean County inmate’s rights were violated
The report finds the jail violated its own policy by failing to have a nurse on site after 7:00 PM each day. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A recent investigation into the McLean...
Oct 02, 2020
