Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
21 area high school football teams headed to IHSA playoffs
For the second straight season, all five Intercity schools will be in the postseason. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The regular season is over, it's time for postseason football.Twent...
Oct 28, 2024
More than 70 people sworn in as United States citizens during a ceremony in Springfield
The new citizens were sworn in during a ceremony in Springfield. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – In Mr. Lincoln's hometown, in the museum dedicated to telling his story, 7...
Oct 25, 2024
State Farm Board chairman stepped down; replaced by presiding director
State Farm’s headquarters are located in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – There's a new presiding director for State Farm in Bloomington. Former CEO Michael...
Oct 25, 2024
Rally at ISU urges young people to vote in the upcoming election
College Democrats at Illinois State University hosted a rally Thursday on campus. (Facebook/Democratic Party of Illinois)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – A Democrat-led rally on the campus of Illinois State U...
Oct 25, 2024
Ameren Illinois offers power line safety tips during National Teen Driver Safety Week
The Illinois Department of Transportation estimates that Illinois drivers hit a power line about 3,000 times a year. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVILLINOIS – This week is National Teen Driver Safet...
Oct 24, 2024
Bison’s opening weekend boosting Bloomington’s economy
The Bloomington Bison hockey team opened the season last weekend at Grossinger Motors Arena. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – With the Bloomington Bison drawing in more than 4,000 specta...
Oct 24, 2024
Normal residents, leaders, react to Monday’s town council meeting
Mayor Chris Koos said Tuesday that the council does not intend to impinge on people's First Amendment rights and that the ordinance will need to go back to the drawing board for better clarity. (Photo...
Oct 23, 2024
Feds ‘turned over heaven and earth’ in Madigan probe but found no real bribes, co-defendant says
Mike McClain, a longtime Statehouse lobbyist and the co-defendant of former House Speaker Michael Madigan in an ongoing corruption trial, is pictured last year at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after ...
Oct 23, 2024
McLean County man sentenced to decades behind bars
The man was sentenced Oct. 22, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By WJBC Staff MCLEAN COUNTY – A McLean County Judge handed down a nearly 75-year sentence earlier this week for a crime almost 2...
Oct 23, 2024 (Photo courtesy: File)
Survey says a majority of Normal residents are satisfied with the town
(Town of Normal Facebook Page)By WMBD TV NORMAL – From quality of life to safety, Normal residents have shared how they feel about their community.From May through July, Normal residents were ab...
Oct 22, 2024
