Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
ISU leaders pleased by high vaccination rates among students, employees
ISU is starting the school year requiring students, faculty, and staff to provide proof of vaccination, while those who don’t show proof must submit to weekly saliva-based COVID-19 testing. (WJB...
Aug 19, 2021
Over 35,000 passengers through CIRA last month
Passengers waiting to go through security at Central Illinois Regional Airport. (Facebook/Central Illinois Regional Airport) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Last month was another strong showing for...
Aug 19, 2021
Jontry: Could be serious consequences for school districts that don’t comply with mask mandate
Mark Jontry is the superintendent for the Regional Office of Education #17 which covers McLean, Livingston, DeWitt and Logan Counties. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – Regional Scho...
Aug 19, 2021
Fatal crash in DeWitt County
The passenger of the vehicle, an 87-year-old man from Pontiac, was pronounced dead. His name has not been released. (Facebook/Illinois State Police) By Neil Doyle CLINTON – One person is ...
Aug 19, 2021
The deadline for flood disaster loan assistance is approaching
Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) spoke with a member of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency after touring flood damage at Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC...
Aug 18, 2021
HCC to launch Nussbaum Trucking Academy
(L-R) District 540 Board of Trustees Chair Jeffrey Flessner, CEO Nussbaum Transportation Brent Nussbaum, & President of Heartland Community College Keith Cornille sign the Nussbaum Trucking Academ...
Aug 18, 2021
Governor’s Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair
Landry Freeman with Gov. JB Pritzker and First Lady MK Pritzker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois has a First Lady, MK Pritzker, who outbid her husband, Gov. JB Pritzker, for t...
Aug 18, 2021
Illinois’ two U.S. Senators share their views on the Taliban in Afghanistan
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth appeared in Peoria and Springfield on the eve of Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – ...
Aug 18, 2021
Normal residents relieved mural stays in Uptown as Trail East project is underway
Following the council’s decision, some neighbors are thrilled to know the artwork will remain in Uptown Circle. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – A project in Upt...
Aug 17, 2021
ISU AD: “Fans will be allowed in the stands”
Illinois State Athletic Director Kyle Brennan spoke with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Photo courtesy: Susan Saunders/WJBC)By Blake HaasNORMAL – Things will look a little more normal at Illinois S...
Aug 17, 2021
