Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
Rivian announces $2.5B in latest funding round
Rivian hopes to begin production of their R1T pickup truck in Sept. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Rivian has closed on another multi-billion dollar round of priva...
Jul 23, 2021
Lawmakers calling on Gov. Pritzker to make Illinois leader in cybersecurity
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions CEO Haywood Talcove spoke to the House Cybersecurity Committee. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Everybody has had their identity stolen; the only dif...
Jul 23, 2021
BPD interim chief to retire in September
Greg Scott was named interim police chief after Dan Donath retired in September of 2020. Scott’s last day on the job will be Sept. 3. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Police) By Neil D...
Jul 23, 2021
Pontiac District 429 will not require masks
Superintendent Brian Dukes says policies for the upcoming school year were emailed to parents this week. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC StaffPONTIAC – Masks will be optional in Pontiac’s D...
Jul 23, 2021
MCHD: Delta variant is present in Central Illinois
McLean County health officials want more people to get vaccinated to offer additional protections against the delta variant. (Facebook/McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON &#...
Jul 23, 2021
State reports highest daily total of COVID cases since early May
As far as variants go, there have been over five times as many cases of the new gamma strain than the delta variant in Illinois. (Facebook/Illinois National Guard)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Nearl...
Jul 23, 2021
New state law makes remote doctor visits more accessible
Gov. Pritzker signing a new bill Thursday that expands access to tele-health in Illinois. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Post pandemic, one new thing which will stick ar...
Jul 23, 2021
