Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington council to consider 2.5% pay raise for city manager
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington's city manager continues to get glowing reviews from elected leaders, who are...
Sep 25, 2021
Connect Transit temporarily reducing service frequency
Connect Transit will reduce service frequency starting Sept. 26. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Due to a driver shortage, Connect Transit will be temporarily reducing services starting n...
Sep 24, 2021
Suspect in fatal Bloomington shooting brought back from Minnesota for trial
Kentrell Brown, 18, faces three murder charges for the shooting March 7 that killed Natwan Nash, 26, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Poli...
Sep 24, 2021
Apple ‘n Pork Festival returns this weekend in Clinton
The Apple ‘n Pork Festival is free to attend and will be held Saturday and Sunday from 9am-5pm at the C.H. Moore Homestead Museum.(Facebook/Apple ‘n Pork Festival)By Neil DoyleCLINTON R...
Sep 23, 2021
Wrongful death suit against Bloomington nursing home to be tried locally instead of federal court
Eleven residents of Bloomington Rehabilitation and Health Care Center died during a COVID outbreak early in the pandemic. (Photo courtesy Heart of Illinois ABC) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Relatives...
Sep 23, 2021
One Bloomington High School student expelled following brawl that left officer hospitalized
The hearings will continue on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Following the brawl at Bloomington High School last Monday that sent a school resource offi...
Sep 22, 2021
Wisconsin man involved in U.S. 51 standoff in Macon County post bond
According to court records, Thurman is facing a variety of charges. (Photo courtesy: DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)By Blake HaasCLINTON – A Wisconsin man involved in a standoff o...
Sep 22, 2021
IDNR, DeWitt Sheriff’s Office recover body from Clinton Lake
The DeWitt County Sheriff’s Office responded to Clinton Lake for reports of a floating body on Tuesday. (Facebook/DeWitt Sheriff)By Blake HaasCLINTON – The body of an older Clinton man was...
Sep 22, 2021
Sen. Durbin: Infrastructure bill will pass “within a matter of days maybe weeks” as gov. shutdown looms
U.S. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – President Biden is holding meetings with key lawmakers on infrastructure talks in what Illinois” Senior Senator says...
Sep 22, 2021
NPD: Car and catalytic converter theft on the rise
Speaking with WJBC’s Marc Strauss, Normal Public Information Officer Brad Park said car theft is on the rise. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasNORMAL – Car theft is on the rise in t...
Sep 22, 2021
