Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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 ...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2021

SOS reminds motorists to report defective license plates
Owners are encouraged to recycle their old plates by taking them to a Secretary of State facility and disposing of them in the tamper-proof bin. (Photo courtesy State of Illinois) By WJBC Staff SPRING...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2021

Illinois lawmakers get an update on nursing homes
State Rep. Mary Flowers. (ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Helping kick off a series of legislative hearings about nursing homes – eighteen months into the pandemic – State Rep. ...
Syndicated Author Sep 16, 2021

Wisconsin man remains behind bars in DeWitt county after a police chase with an infant onboard
Clinton Police Chief Ben Lowers said charges are pending. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas CLINTON – A 36-year old Wisconsin man remains behind bars in DeWitt County after leading multi...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

MCHD reports 84 new cases; over 400 new cases in the past week
The McLean County Health Department reported the new cases on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – As vaccine clinics return to Grossinger Motors Arena, the McLean ...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021

Frontier suspends Las Vegas service out of Bloomington
Frontier’s nonstop service to Las Vegas has been suspended beginning Oct 3, according to Central Illinois Regional Airport executive director Carl Olson. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMING...
Syndicated Author Sep 15, 2021