Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

Koos on a more traditional fall semester at ISU
Normal Mayor Chris Koos spoke Tuesday with WJBC’s Marc Strauss. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleNORMAL – The fall semester at Illinois State University should look a little more “...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

Madigan’s successor resigns three days after appointment
Rep. Edward Guerra Kodatt was appointed on Sunday and resigned three days later. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABCCHICAGO – Rep. Edward Guerra Kodatt - a handpicked successor of former Re...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

Renner: Enough is enough
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – It wasn’t a typical Bloomington City Council meeting earlier this week. Mayor Tari Renner addressed some pu...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

Heart of Illinois community colleges take pandemic-related enrollment hit
Heartland Community College, based in Normal. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – The pandemic is taking a toll on community colleges in the Heart of Illinois.Heartland C...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

Voters pick two finalists in race for Ward 7 Bloomington council seat
Cumpston and Ward will be on the April 6 election ballot. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Two candidates declared victory Tuesday night to become the finalists v...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

Old Pantagraph building eyed for $18 million bus transfer center
Interim General Manager Mark Peterson said it’s the trustees’ preference to utilize the iconic building instead of demolishing it. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMING...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

McLean County’s top prosecutor says violent crime is down despite recent murder trials
State Attorney Don Knapp. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County State’s Attorney says despite the recent uptick in murders in the a...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

State Rep. Brady: “I think we’re going to find ourselves creating amendments” when it comes to the crime bill
State Rep. Dan Brady. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – As Gov. Pritzker signed a sweeping criminal justice reform bill on Tuesday, one state lawmaker says some areas of th...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

Rolling positivity rate below 3%; McLean County adds 11 new cases of coronavirus
The county’s rolling positivity rate inched down to 2.6%. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – There are 203 active coronavirus cases in Mc...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021

New location picked for Connect Transit
The transit system will soon start negotiating to buy the property, now owned by a St. Louis real estate company. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By HOI-ABC BLOOMINGTON– Trustees overseeing B...
Syndicated Author Feb 24, 2021 (Photo courtesy: File)



