Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Heartland awarded $1 million Workforce Equity Grant
The Illinois community college board has awarded heartland community college with a $1 million dollar workforce equity initiative grant to support programs and services.(WJBC)By Jake FogalNORMAL-The I...
Dec 16, 2021
One of the state’s big teachers unions wants to make schools safer
Kathi Griffin, president of the Illinois Education Association, joined State Reps. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) and Fred Crespo (D-Hoffman Estates) at a news conference on Wednesday. (Facebook/Illinois E...
Dec 16, 2021
More Illinoisans are getting tested for COVID-19
The number of tests run has soared this month, hitting a pandemic-high of nearly 234,000 on Saturday. (WJBC file photo) By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – A lot more people are getting tested for COVID-1...
Dec 15, 2021
Governor signs new law setting up a state licensing system for midwives
Gov. JB Pritzker Tuesday signed into law a bill regulating midwifery. It sets up standards for qualifications, education, and training. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Th...
Dec 15, 2021
The City of Bloomington receives top honor from the American Heart Association
More than 450 organizations nationwide competed in the Index assessment. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington is receiving high praise from th...
Dec 14, 2021
Bloomington City Council remembering former Deputy City Manager through a bench dedication
Barb Adkins, 61, of Bloomington, passed away Nov. 7, 2020. (Photo courtesy: Kibler Brady Ruestmen Memorial Home) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council remembers a former Deputy...
Dec 14, 2021
Midwest Food Bank on standby to send relief to tornado victims
Family food boxes are enough shelf-stable food to feed a family of four for four to five days. (Photo courtesy: Midwest Food Bank) By Blake HaasNORMAL – After a historic tornado tore through fiv...
Dec 14, 2021 Midwest Food Bank. (Photo courtesy: Midwest Food Bank/File)
Opening of new Bloomington-Normal YMCA delayed
Construction continues at the new facility located at at the corner of Washington Street and St. Joseph Drive, just south of the hospital. (Photo courtesy: YMCA/Facebook) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON R...
Dec 13, 2021
Local health officials report four additional COVID-related deaths; 287 new cases since Friday
McLean County Health Department officials reported the new cases on Monday. (Photo courtesy: Reditus) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Four more McLean County residents have died from COVID-complicati...
Dec 13, 2021
Gov. Pritzker tours tornado-ravaged Metro East
Gov. Pritzker (black jacket) met with officials on Monday to tour tornado damage in the Metro-East. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/Twitter) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker, in anothe...
Dec 13, 2021
