Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Man hospitalized in critical condition after Sunday morning shooting in Normal
Anyone with information is asked to call Normal Police Detective Kendra DeRosa at 309-454-9624 or Detective John Cleveland at 309-454-9614 (Photo courtesy IDOT) By HOI ABC NORMAL – A man shot mu...
Sep 21, 2021
Gov. Pritzker: “Encourage your friends and family to be vaccinated”
Gov. Pritzker. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – Nearly 26,000 new and probable cases of COVID-19 infection are being reported over the past week. There have also been 2...
Sep 20, 2021
U.S. Sen. Durbin calling on Illinoisans to get vaccinated
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) appeared at a press conference in Springfield on Friday. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Helping host U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) at a...
Sep 17, 2021
Victim identified after car-combine accident in Tazewell County
Toxicology results are pending. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCTAZEWELL COUNTY – Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley has identified the victim of a vehicle acc...
Sep 17, 2021
McLean County Chamber hosting job fair next week
The walk-up job fair is Tuesday from 11am-2pm at Eastland Mall, 1615 E. Empire Street, Bloomington. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Chamber of Commerce is on...
Sep 17, 2021
Uptown Normal road closures for Medici Oktoberfest
The event will feature Oktoberfest brews, authentic German fare and live entertainment. (Facebook/Uptown Normal)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – Uptown Normal is hosting Medici Oktoberfest from 4-10 p.m. o...
Sep 17, 2021
Trail East developer pulls out of project, citing continuous hardships
Bush Development has worked with the Town of Normal to overcome numerous obstacles. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – The developer in the Trail East project is no longer...
Sep 16, 2021
One dead after Wednesday night accident in Tazewell County
Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley will release more information on Friday. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABC and Blake HaasTAZEWELL COUNTY – A person is dead after a crash v...
Sep 16, 2021
ALPLM unveils desk then President-elect Lincoln write First Inaugural address
Christian McWhirter, the Lincoln historian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, says the desk at which President-elect Lincoln wrote the First Inaugural is now on display at the pre...
Sep 16, 2021
MCHD reports 500 county residents in home isolation; 60 new cases of COVID-19
The McLean County Health Department reported the new cases on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Over 500 McLean county residents are in home isolation, as county ...
Sep 16, 2021
