Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington triple murder case set for trial in January
Sydney Mays. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – The attorney representing a man accused of a triple murder in the Twin-Cities two years ago told a judge ...
Oct 08, 2020
Judge sets bond for Bloomington man in felony domestic violence case
Allen Smith, 62, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man accused of choking a woman and holding a knife to her neck remains ...
Oct 08, 2020
MCHD reports 24th COVID-related death
There are 11 people currently hospitalized, two in intensive care, and 184 are isolating at home. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A man in his 80s with underlying health con...
Oct 08, 2020
State officials announce 2,630 new coronavirus cases
Gov. JB Pritzker gives an update on COVID-19 virtually.. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday celebrated a milestone in Illinois' fight against coronavir...
Oct 07, 2020
MCHD reports 4 new coronavirus cases; 1 more hospitalized
A mobile COVID-19 testing site will be in Heyworth from 9 a.m. until noon on Thursday. (Facebook/McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s rolling po...
Oct 07, 2020
Second bird in McLean County tests positive for West Nile
As of Tuesday, McLean County is one of 22 counties in Illinois with confirmed West Nile activity. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A second bird in McLean County has tested posi...
Oct 06, 2020
Driver taken to hospital after Tuesday morning accident in Bloomington
The accident happened around 10:56 a.m. near the area of South Mercer Avenue and Kemmer Lane, (Photo courtesy Facebook/News Happening in Bloomington Normal McLean Co Area and All Over) By HOI ABC...
Oct 06, 2020
Police: LeRoy man arrested for grooming and solicitation of minor
Brandon Reynolds, 33, of LeRoy. (Facebook/LeRoy IL Police Department) By Neil DoyleLEROY – LeRoy Police arrested a 33-year-old man Tuesday for grooming, indecent solicitation of a minor, an...
Oct 06, 2020
State Fire Marshal encourages safety in the kitchen during ‘Fire Prevention Week’
According to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), in 2019 Illinois Fire Departments responded to 6,437 fires that were either caused by cooking, originated in the kitchen, or both. (Tw...
Oct 06, 2020
Harvest is behind, but the weather is helping
73 percent of corn and 75 percent of soybeans are rated good to excellent. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – It's not quite the home stretch of the 2020 farming season in Illinois...
Oct 06, 2020
