Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Cold air across Central Illinois here to stay
State public health officials are advising people to dress in layers and cover your ears, forehead and lower part of your face since those are the areas most susceptible to frostbite. (WJBC file photo...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2021

Former WJBC host helps raise over $2,000 for Salvation Army
WJBC’s Scott Miller stopped by the red kettle outside Hy-Vee for the Cubs/Cardinals challenge. (Scott Miller/WJBC) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Longtime WJBC morning show host Scott ...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2021

8 additional COVID-related deaths reported in McLean County
The number of active cases continues to decline as 314 residents are isolating at home. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Local health officia...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2021

Bloomington city manager’s contract extended to run until 2025
Tim Gleason previously ran city governments in Decatur and Washington. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council’s contract with City Manager Tim Gleas...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2021

Bloomington Liquor Commission to rule on two more COVID violation cases
This is the second time Parkview has been ordered to appear before the liquor commission for breaking COVID rules.. Parkview Inn agreed to pay a $400 fine in December. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) ...
Syndicated Author Feb 09, 2021

MCHD Administrator: It’s been a long year
McLean County Health Department Administrator Jessica McKnight. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – While many residents are frustrated with the COVID-19 vaccination process, ma...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

AARP says the COVID-19 crisis has widened racial and economic disparities
AARP Illinois president Rosanna Marquez. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – AARP and other groups say the coronavirus crisis has only widened racial and economic dispari...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

Bloomington Dr. says symptoms after the COVID-19 is a good sign
Dr. John Wieland, Medical Director of Acute Care Services at Carle BroMenn Medical Center. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington Doctor says some people are exper...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

District 87’s Reilly to leave superintendent’s post next year
Dr. Barry Reilly, 55, is retiring in June of next year after 33 years with District 87. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Elected leaders in McLean Cou...
Syndicated Author Feb 08, 2021

ISU teaching assistants picket over contract negotiations
Negotiations and talks with ISU administrators started in late 2019 and continue today. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – A few dozen students, many of them...
Syndicated Author Feb 05, 2021



