Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Local police hosting educational summit
The Illinois National Guard Armory in Bloomington will be home to a police educational summit on Wednesday. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Local law enforcement will be ho...
Apr 26, 2015
Normal plants tree for Arbor Day
The White Oak tree was planted Friday near the Parks and Recreation office. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnNORMAL – The Town of Normal’s Parks and Recreation Department will plant over 250 t...
Apr 26, 2015
McLean County Museum of History set to open Route 66 Visitors Center
The McLean County Museum of History will be officially opened at 10 a.m. Saturday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Museum of History)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Two key connections in McLean County...
Apr 24, 2015
Man arrested for possessing $13,000 worth of drugs
Casey Nordine has been arrested on drug trafficking charges. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail.)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A man from Bloomington has been arrested for drug trafficking. Bloomin...
Apr 24, 2015
Bloomington considering new deal for processing recycling
(WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s city council will vote Monday on renewing an agreement with Midwest Fiber to handle the processing of the city’s recycl...
Apr 24, 2015
BJHS student voices concerns with District 87 dress code
One student wants to see changes to the district’s dress code. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – The District 87 school board approved next year's student handbook Wednesday night...
Apr 22, 2015
Agreement between DeWitt County and owners of landfill above Mahomet Aquifer to be voted on Thursday
A proposed agreement between Clinton Landfill Inc. and the DeWitt County Board would end the landfill’s pursuit of permits to dump polychlorinated biphenyl into the landfill, which sits above th...
Apr 22, 2015
Rauner continues push for ‘right-to-work’ zones
Gov. Bruce Rauner (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – You may have heard about Gov. Bruce Rauner's hopes to "empower" Illinoisans to choose whether they want t...
Apr 22, 2015
Man pleads guilty to armed robbery and burglary charges
Benjamin Carney will see eight years in prison for charges of armed robbery and residential burglary in two separate cases. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A man su...
Apr 22, 2015
BPD arrest pair for Evergreen Cemetery vandalism
(Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Two suspects have been arrested by the Bloomington Police Department in connection with recent vandalism at Evergreen Cemetery....
Apr 22, 2015
