Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
IMA launches third annual Makers’ Madness competition
The winner will join the Caterpillar mining truck and a heated traffic signal as the coolest products made in Illinois. (Photo courtesy: IMA) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Depending on your definit...
Mar 02, 2022
Masks no longer required in Illinois schools
Unit 5 Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle says students and staff should feel comfortable wearing a mask if they wish to do so. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Masks are no longer required...
Mar 02, 2022
UPDATE: 4-year-old boy home safe after being rescued from lake by officers
Three Pekin Police officers risked their own lives to save another at Pekin's Meyers Lake Monday evening, after they saw the boy fall into the water and get trapped beneath the ice. (Photo courtesy: W...
Mar 01, 2022
Founder of Monical’s Pizza passes away
Monical’s Pizza, founded by Ralph Monical, in 1959, continues to be a staple across the Midwest. (Photo courtesy: Monical’s Pizza Tolono/Facebook) By Blake HaasTOLONO – Ralph Monical...
Mar 01, 2022
Gov. Pritzker says Illinois’ finances are coming out strong out of the pandemic
The Democratic leader testified to members of Congress on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Members of Congress got the Illinois story Tuesday morning from Gov....
Mar 01, 2022
Bloomington City Council approves contract for automatic license plate readers
The city will pay Flock Safety $32,500 the first year, and $27,500 the second year of the contract. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police will soon have the technology offi...
Mar 01, 2022
4-year-old, 3 Pekin Police officers taken to hospital after lake rescue
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office is conducting a follow-up investigation. (Photo courtesy: Pekin Police/WJBC) By Heart of Illinois ABC PEKIN – A 4-year-old child and three Pekin Police offic...
Feb 28, 2022
Illinois gas prices up 14 cents over the week
Here in Illinois, gas is up 14.8 cents over the week, averaging $3.85 a gallon. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Gas prices are up across the country amid the Russia and Ukraine confl...
Feb 28, 2022
Omicron sublineage identified in central Illinois
Kelsey Carter, left, molecular lab tech, and Lindsey Margewich, right, lead molecular lab tech, loading a cartridge for a sequencing run into the Illumina NextSeq. (Photo courtesy Reditus Labs)By Neil...
Feb 28, 2022
Governor speaks at Chicago peace rally for Ukraine
Gov. Pritzker’s great-grandfather left Kyiv, Ukraine for Chicago in 1881. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By IIS RadioCHICAGO – Gov. JB Pritzker and other elected officials joined a Chicago ...
Feb 28, 2022
