Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Prosecutor says tour bus crash suspect tried to grab Normal cop’s gun
Kvon Tooles, 23, of Normal is the man accused of getting behind the wheel of a tour bus in Uptown Normal early Thursday and crashing it into a retention basin near the Meijer Express Gas Station on Ea...
May 28, 2021
Legislature is preparing to vote on its redistricting maps
An amended, and apparently final, version of the legislative map was unveiled late Thursday and heard in committee Friday morning on an hour and sixteen minutes' notice. One hour is the minimum. (Dave...
May 28, 2021
Memorial Day weekend tradition continues at Bloomington cemeteries, thanks to VFW Post 454
The flags will be collected on Tuesday, to be used for another year. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Memorial Day weekend tradition continuing Th...
May 28, 2021
McLean County Museum of History highlights Bloomington-Normal sisters caught in Tulsa Massacre
Julia Duff. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Museum of History) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Museum of History is honoring the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre o...
May 28, 2021
District 87 parents voice concerns over COVID rules and curriculum focus
The next district board meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 9. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Several District 87 parents attended Wednesday’s bo...
May 28, 2021
Lawmakers proposing state budget ideas with session nearing a close
State Sen. Don DeWitte. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – With the redistricting debate taking up so much of the oxygen in Springfield, don't forget about the state bud...
May 28, 2021
Reports of online child sexual exploitation are on the rise
Attorney General Kwame Raoul projects a sixteen percent increase this year. (Photo courtesy Illinois.gov) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Reports of online child exploitation have gone up since the p...
May 27, 2021
UIS Prof: Paid witnesses are okay
Prof. Kent Redfield. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Among the things supermajority Democrats have done during the redistricting process which irritate Republicans is t...
May 27, 2021
Bill passes both chambers of Illinois General Assembly to let Illinois inmates within a year or two of death early release
State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) says there are some things supporters may not have considered. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The opportunity to say goodbye –...
May 27, 2021
NPD: Tour bus stolen in Uptown Normal, one person in custody
No passengers were on the bus and no other injuries were reported, according to police. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – A tour bus was stolen early Thursday morning in Uptown Normal then ...
May 27, 2021
