Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Dunn found guilty of aggravated DUI
Joshua Dunn was the driver in the accident which kill Benjamin Allison. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The driver in the accident which killed an Illinois Sta...
Oct 01, 2015
Gather your hazardous waste for special collection
The Ecology Action Center is holding a household hazardous waste collection in Normal. (Courtesy Ecology Action Center.)NORMAL – McLean County residents will have an opportunity for safe disposa...
Oct 01, 2015
Mumps outbreak at Bloomington High School
(WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Mumps continues to be a problem in the Bloomington-Normal area.The McLean County Health Department is reporting that Bloomington High School now has ...
Oct 01, 2015
Time’s Person of the Year speaks at ISU
Ella Stryker spent much of the last 18 months working in Africa during the Ebola crisis. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Time’s Person of the Year was on Illinois State Un...
Sep 30, 2015
Law would allow the undocumented to participate in exchange
U.S. Rep. Luis Guiterrez (D-Chicago). (John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network, file)By IRN/John GregoryA new bill in Congress would allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance on the excha...
Sep 30, 2015
Group of Bloomington aldermen discuss approach to budget cuts
A group of Bloomington aldermen discussed how the council should prioritize potential budget cuts Wednesday at the Bloomington Police Department. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Bloo...
Sep 30, 2015
UAW suspends strike vote at Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi Motors is scheduled to stop production on Nov. 30. (WJBC file photo)By Eric Stock and Terry JamesNORMAL – The United Auto Workers union has suspended its scheduled vote to strike at M...
Sep 30, 2015
Bloomington man gets 14 years in prison for role in armed robbery
(Photo by Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – A man who played the role of getaway driver for the armed robbery of the Cigarette Express on North Prospect Road in January has been se...
Sep 30, 2015
Sanders appeals to young voters in Chicago
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a Democratic candidate for president, speaks at the University of Chicago. (Photo courtesy John Gregory)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – A Democr...
Sep 29, 2015
Bloomington renews subdivision agreement
The Bloomington City Council has approved renewing a development agreement for the Cedar Ridge subdivision. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington has agreed to waive developmen...
Sep 29, 2015
