Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Stir crazy during pandemic? UI research shows there’s something to that
Economist Bita Fayez Farkhad (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Being homebound can be hard on the spirit, and a University of Illinois researcher is on this. Economist ...
Jan 28, 2021
District 87 sticking with hybrid format
In District 87, about 65% of students in PreK-5 are in the hybrid format with the rest in full remote learning. (Facebook/District 87) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – As Unit 5 transitions hy...
Jan 28, 2021
U of I study looks at the pandemic and the economy
Ken Kriz, a professor of public administration, is also director of the Institute for Illinois Public Finance. (Twitter/U of IL Institute of Government & Public Affairs) By Dave Dahl SPRING...
Jan 28, 2021
Sen. Durbin supports impeaching former President Trump “to make a record” of the deadly capitol riots
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ Senior U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he supports impeaching former President Donald Trump to ...
Jan 28, 2021
Rolling positivity rate drops below 5%; McLean County adds 12 new coronavirus cases
37 additional people were released from isolation, now 13,014 have recovered. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s rolling ...
Jan 28, 2021
Hearing officer recommends $1,750 fine for Twin-Cities restaurant defying state COVID-19 rules
The Normal Town Council, acting at the community’s liquor commission, will decide whether to accept Greenburg’s recommendation. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By HOI ABC NO...
Jan 28, 2021
Normal council weighs in on police response to last spring’s looting
Looters hit the Target in Normal located at 301 North Veterans Parkway on June 1. (Photo courtesy Jack Patterson) By HOI ABC NORMAL – A Normal Town Council member said she takes offense t...
Jan 27, 2021
How long will the COVID-19 vaccine protect you after administered?
OSF Pharmacist Ryan Wolf prepares COVID-19 vaccines. (Photo courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – As the Coronavirus vaccine rollout continues worldwide, m...
Jan 27, 2021
Connect Transit announces three possible sites for Downtown Bloomington transfer center
Connect Transit board chair Ryan Whitehouse said a final site will be chosen by the board at its meeting February 23. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – There are three final site...
Jan 27, 2021
Witnesses recount hearing gunfire during second day of testimony in Bloomington murder trial
Sydney Mays Jr. of Bloomington, arrives in the courtroom at the Law and Justice Cener Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, as he faces charges that he murdered Nate Pena, Corey Jackson and Juan Carlos Perez and inj...
Jan 27, 2021
