Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Gleason: Expect a new police chief by September
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason. (YouTube/City of Bloomington)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason says the search for a new police chief has taken longer due to ...
Jul 27, 2021
Bailey campaigns in Normal
Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey spoke at the event Monday night. (Facebook/Darren Bailey for Governor) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – A downstate lawmaker who is making a run for governor m...
Jul 27, 2021
Warm and dry week is in the books for Illinois farmers
Corn silking reached 91 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 82 percent. (WJBC file photo) From USDA SPRINGFIELD – There were 5.7 days suitable for field work during the week ending July 2...
Jul 27, 2021
Opening statements set for Tuesday for third suspect in 2019 Bloomington murder
The trial in Judge Casey Costigan’s courtroom is expected to last about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Lawyers finished pretrial motions and picked a j...
Jul 27, 2021
Will masks, distancing be long-lasting habits?
Stephanie Thannum, manager of infection prevention, HSHS Illinois, says it's likely that face masks will be on the scene – if not for everybody – years from now. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay/F...
Jul 26, 2021
AAA warning motorists not to leave children or pets in their cars during the hot summer months
AAA reports on a pleasant day a car’s inside temperature could reach over 100 degrees in 10 minutes. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – As the ‘dog days of su...
Jul 26, 2021
U.S. Small Business Administration approves disaster declaration to provide funding to McLean County after historic flooding
Matt Burgess, Chief Operating Officer for Home Sweet Home Ministries shows I-EMA representatives the damage that the flooding caused. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON –...
Jul 26, 2021
Illinois gas prices inch down
Prices in the state are 7.2 cents higher than last month, and $1.01 more expensive compared to this time last year. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Illinois gas prices inched down ...
Jul 26, 2021
Teens play ‘dangerous game’ with BB guns and social media, local police say
Police are asking anyone who might have information about these incidents to contact BPD’s Crime & Intelligence Analysis Unit (CIAU) at 309-434-2963 or send an email to CIAU@cityblm.org. Nor...
Jul 26, 2021
Man charged with severely beating child, woman in the Twin Cities
Lance Cotton’s bond is $450,000, meaning he has to come up with $45,000 cash to be released from jail. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC MCLEAN COUNTY – A local man is jailed in McLean County a...
Jul 26, 2021
