Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
Sen. Durbin: Republicans want “to do away” with Obamacare with no plan in place
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Those who had to buy their own health insurance before the Affordable Care Act became law are recalling the bad o...
Nov 13, 2020
There’s trouble in toyland
Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Bluetooth-enabled toys point to issues of cybersecurity. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Holiday gifts should not hurt a child, but unsafe toys ...
Nov 13, 2020
Governor warns elected leaders who don’t take COVID seriously
Gov. JB Pritzker says if COVID-19 numbers don’t improve soon, some sort of stay at home order may be needed. (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – While Illinois recorded 12,702...
Nov 12, 2020
Craig: Pfizer announcement led to sell-off of ‘stay-at-home’ stocks
Sean Craig is a financial advisor with Investment Planners in Bloomington. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – COVID-19 rates are rising across the country, but there was some good...
Nov 12, 2020
Republican senator and a Democratic representative call for hearings on the state’s response to COVID-19
State Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris). (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A Republican senator and a Democratic representative Thursday shared a Zoom call to say not enough i...
Nov 12, 2020
