Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Gov. Pritzker looks back on the year of COVID
Gov. JB Pritzker's giving one-on-one interviews to reporters on the occasion of the anniversary of the first Illinois coronavirus death – March 16, 2020 – when Patricia Frieson passed away...
Mar 15, 2021
Ecology Action Center aims to increase tree-planting
This is the EAC's second such large scale tree planting initiative; the first was launched decades ago when the Ecology Action Center was known as Operation Recycle and included much of what is now Co...
Mar 15, 2021
64 new coronavirus cases reported in McLean County
McLean County’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 2.3%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean County added 64 new cases of coronav...
Mar 15, 2021
UIS Professor says pandemic could be with us for the rest of our lives
University of Illinois Springfield professor Ken Kriz. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The ways of the pandemic could be with us for the rest of our lives. Getting us...
Mar 15, 2021
HGOP wants a say
Rep. C.D. Davidsmeyer (R-Jacksonville). (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois House Republicans want their voices heard - as the state spends stimulus money and pu...
Mar 15, 2021
Crews battle an apartment fire in Bloomington Sunday night
The fire started late Sunday evening. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Fire Department/Facebook) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – 36 people were able to escape an evening apartment complex fir...
Mar 15, 2021
Normal asks railroad to reimburse town for overtime pay in derailment cleanup
There were no injuries from the derailment or from the fire that happened the following day, according to Town of Normal officials. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC NOR...
Mar 15, 2021
MCHD expands into Phase 1B plus population
To date, over 63% of McLean County residents age 65 and older have now received at least their first dose of vaccine. (Facebook/Illinois National Guard) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The Mc...
Mar 15, 2021
Attorney General rules against Town of Normal for violation of ‘Open Meetings Act’
Mayor Chris Koos (left) could not be reached for comment. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Attorney General Kwame Raoul ruled on February 22, 2021 that t...
Mar 15, 2021
Congressman LaHood rips American Rescue Plan
Congressman Darin LaHood. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) came away impressed with the mass vaccination center on the Illinois State...
Mar 12, 2021
