Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Lead investigator takes the stand in McLean County triple murder trial
Sergeant Tim Power. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Sergeant Tim Power, who led the investigation into a 2018 shooting that left three dead and a c...
Jan 29, 2021
50 small businesses in Normal split $450,000 as part of COVID relief
The average grant award was $9,000. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – To help small businesses stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Normal rewarded fifty sma...
Jan 29, 2021 (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal)
Illinois Comptroller looks at the bill backlog
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state's pile of unpaid bills is now shorter than $5 billion. So would we...
Jan 29, 2021
IDPH reports 4,156 new cases of coronavirus
The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 38,738 doses, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Twitter/IDPH) By WJBC StaffSPRINGFIELD – State health o...
Jan 29, 2021
6 additional COVID-related deaths reported in McLean County
The county’s rolling positivity rate inched up to 5%. Another 78 people were released from isolation, now 13,092 have recovered. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil D...
Jan 29, 2021
Sydney Mays Trial: Witnesses struggle to remember during fourth day of testimony
Sydney Mays Jr. of Bloomington, talks with a member of his legal team in the courtroom at the Law and Justice Cener Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, as he faces charges that he murdered Nate Pena, Corey Jackson...
Jan 29, 2021
Sen. Durbin says COVID vaccines could distribute faster under President Biden
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (Senate Democrats/flickr)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Under President Joe Biden, Coronavirus vaccines could be distributed faster, according to U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.By th...
Jan 28, 2021
New research from the University of Illinois shows progress in the fight of HIV
Medicaid expansion has cut down on undiagnosed HIV, according to new University of Illinois research. (Photo courtesy: American Journal of Preventative Medicine)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – HIV, th...
Jan 28, 2021
State’s top doctor asking for patience
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.(Twitter/BlueRoomStream) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A lot of people are anxious and tired due to the ongoing pandemic. That inc...
Jan 28, 2021
Second annual Makers Madness competition
Mark Denzler of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association – saying "cool is in the eye of the beholder" – is kicking off the second annual Makers Madness competition. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) ...
Jan 28, 2021
