Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
November General Election two weeks away
Election day is November 3. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The 2020 Presidential Election is right around the coroner, but many are wondering will we have a clear winner by No...
Oct 20, 2020
MCHD reports 31st COVID-related death
The McLean County Health Department says there are 15 people currently hospitalized and 264 are isolating at home. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A woman in her 90s has died f...
Oct 20, 2020
Bloomington woman receives 23 years in prison for fatal stabbing
Leila Jackon, 22, of Bloomington (Photo courtesy: McLean County Jail)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman, who fatally stabbed a man in the heart two years ago, was sentence...
Oct 19, 2020
Unit 5 students return to in-person learning
Unit 5 Superintendent Dr. Kristen Weikle. (Photo Unit 5)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – Unit 5 preschool, kindergarten through second graders and sixth through ninth graders returned to in...
Oct 19, 2020
Red Flag Warning across Central Illinois
The National Weather Service says the greatest threat is between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. (Twitter/NWS Lincoln IL) By Neil Doyle LINCOLN – The National Weather Service is again warning that the...
Oct 17, 2020
Meet the acting director of IDES
Kristin Richards, acting director of the Illinois Department of Employment Security. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – What was she thinking? After the pandemic swamped the phon...
Oct 17, 2020
ISU trustees approve contract for U of I COVID-19 saliva tests
The board also approved an agreement with two local hotels that provides extra quarantine space for on-campus students.(Facebook/Illinois State University) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – Illinois...
Oct 17, 2020
35 new COVID cases in McLean County; Positivity rate inches up
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing is available daily at the Interstate Center in Bloomington from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. (Twitter/ReditusLabs) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health ...
Oct 16, 2020
NWS: Elevated fire danger for Central Illinois
Outdoor burning is not recommended and there is a higher potential for field fires during harvesting. The NWS says do not casually discard cigarette butts and matches. (Twitter/NWS Lincoln IL) ...
Oct 16, 2020
Another go-round for and against the graduated income tax
State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) summed up what you've heard for and against the proposed constitutional amendment. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD–Both sides of...
Oct 15, 2020
