Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
DCEO updates Illinois lawmakers about BIG program
DCEO said $65 million dollars in grants have already been doled out to hard-hit restaurants and bars. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – An update for lawmakers about the governo...
Dec 02, 2020
Who will get a coronavirus vaccine first?
Shanna Siegers of Steger, Ill., participated in Tuesday's coronavirus briefing and shared her story. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – With talk of a coronavirus vaccine becomin...
Dec 01, 2020
Another Democrat says they won’t vote for Madigan
Willis makes, informally, nineteen Democrats backing away from Madigan, already leaving him at least six short of the sixty it will take to become speaker of the new General Assembly, which convenes n...
Dec 01, 2020
District 87 grades 7-12 will have option for in-person learning in January
Winter break will run from Dec. 21-Jan. 4. To provide a health buffer after winter break, all District 87 students will participate in full remote learning from Jan. 5-15. In-person students will retu...
Dec 01, 2020
MCHD reports 6 additional COVID-related deaths; Positivity rate over 11%
There are 1,337 people in home isolation and 20 McLean County residents are currently hospitalized. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – McLean County health officials Tuesday repor...
Dec 01, 2020
LaHood looking forward to working with Biden Administration
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Putting political differences aside and finding common ground is one Central Illinois lawmaker’s goal on...
Dec 01, 2020
Pritzker: Tier 3 restrictions will remain in place
Gov. JB Pritzker. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Strap in for Tier Three until further notice.Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday he does not foresee rolling back the current mitigati...
Nov 30, 2020
House Republicans want answers about the situation in LaSalle
State Rep. David Welter (R-Morris) says the coronavirus numbers at the state veterans' home in LaSalle – including 28 deaths – are sickening. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD ...
Nov 30, 2020
Rolling positivity rate above 10%; 467 new COVID cases in McLean County
Health officials say if you travelled over the holiday or think you might have been exposed at a gathering consider getting tested. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyl...
Nov 30, 2020
Senator Durbin: “We’ve got to do something” to provide more COVID-19 relief
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – As bars and restaurants continue to suffer from the ramifications from the COVID-19 mitigations set forth by G...
Nov 30, 2020
