Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington library additions expected to cost $20.8 million
City council members seemed enthusiastic about the proposal that would add 24,000 square feet, from the current 57,000 square foot facility. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois...
Nov 17, 2020
Liquor licenses could be revoked after weekend crowds in Bloomington bars
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner also serves as the Liquor Commissioner. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – It’s been less than two weeks when indoor dining re...
Nov 17, 2020
Harvest 2020: Corn and soybeans all but complete
Mark Schleusener, state statistician, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, says Illinois’ corn harvest is all but complete. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Th...
Nov 17, 2020
Gov. Pritzker says the rise in COVID-19 cases is threatening hospital capacity
Gov. JB Pritzker at the coronavirus press briefing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says the current coronavirus rise is threatening the capacity of hospi...
Nov 16, 2020
Second person charged with chair leg beating in Normal
Second person charged with chair leg beating in Normal. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A second person is charged for a beating in Normal last month ...
Nov 16, 2020
McLean County Health Dept.: Two deaths and more than 500 new COVID-19 cases
McLean County Health officials Monday announced two more COVID-19 related deaths. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Two more McLean County residents have died from COVID-19...
Nov 16, 2020
Former Gov. Edgar reflects on Illinois fiscal trouble Gov. Pritzker faces
Former Gov. Jim Edgar, announcing a new statesmanship award to be given by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University, says statesmen solve problems, even when it makes peo...
Nov 16, 2020
Normal’s town government plans no property tax hike next year
Town staffers said they expect no growth in taxable land values after nearly a 1% gain the previous year. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Like Bloomington, the...
Nov 16, 2020
Illinois driver services facilities will temporarily close due to COVID
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. (Faecbook/Jesse White) By Neil Doyle CHICAGO – Driver services facilities across Illinois will be closed for a few weeks due to COVID-19. As a pre...
Nov 13, 2020
IDPH reports 15,415 new cases of COVID; Record one-day testing
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 106,540 tests, a new single-day high, for a total 8,871,640. (Facebook/Reditus Laboratories) By Neil Doyle SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois ...
Nov 13, 2020
