Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Red Kettle campaign accepting Apple, Google Pay donations
If people don’t have Apple or Google Pay, they can also donate electronically by scanning a QR code. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – People will be able to donate a few d...
Nov 20, 2019
Midwest Food Bank packages Thanksgiving meals for those in need
The boxes will be distributed over a two-day period. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – 2,500 families in McLean County who might not be able to afford ...
Nov 20, 2019
Bloomington charity down on donors; asking for help during holiday season
The deadline for donors to sign up is December 6. (Photo courtesy: Children’s Home and Aid/Facebook)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Children's Home and Aid has been making sure famil...
Nov 20, 2019
Illinois lawmakers tee up first legislative clash with Gov. J.B. Pritzker over tax exemption on plane maintenance
As of Tuesday, lawmakers had yet to send it to Pritzker, a move sometimes used when lawmakers expect a veto looming and want to negotiate with the governor. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radi...
Nov 20, 2019
Former Bloomington man sentenced 6.5 years for embezzling $500,000 from elderly Peoria woman
Timothy Herman was sentenced Friday in Peoria federal court for defrauding the elderly woman of $500,000. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Brian Turner) By Neil DoylePEORIA – A man, formerly from McL...
Nov 18, 2019
Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s beatification set for December
The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen of El Paso. (Photo YouTube) By Neil DoylePEORIA – Archbishop Fulton Sheen's beatification is set for next month, according to a news release Monday.The Dioc...
Nov 18, 2019
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center patient safety grade falls in latest report
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center grade of patient safety fell in the latest report.By Illinois Radio Network and Blake HaasSPRINGFIELD – Most Illinois hospitals scored well in a new patient safet...
Nov 18, 2019
WBRP receives $50,000 grant for food security programs, bike co-op
The West Bloomington Revitalization Project located at 724 West Washington Street. (Photo West Bloomington Revitalization Project/Facebook) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The West Bloomington R...
Nov 18, 2019
Gamma Phi Circus to perform with Billy Porter at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
In early Sept. Gamma Phi Circus was invited to perform at the Macy’s Day Parade.(Photo courtes: Gamma Phi Circus/Facebook)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – In early September, the Gamma Phi...
Nov 18, 2019
Defense rests in Cynthia Baker’s murder trial, closing arguments expected Monday afternoon
Cynthia Baker, 41, of Normal. (Photo courtesy HOI-ABC) By HOI-ABCBLOOMINGTON – The murder trial of Cynthia Baker has entered its second week and both prosecutors and defense have rested, wi...
Nov 18, 2019
