Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Normal Theater Manager: “It was great to have people back”
The historic theater is only allowing 50 guests per showing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC) By Blake Haas NORMAL – After being shuttered since March due to COVID-19, the historic uptown theater reopened...
Oct 05, 2020
Man arrested for alleged stabbing in downtown Bloomington
Kwame Weathers, 48, of Bloomington. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly stabbing another man ou...
Oct 05, 2020
Colleges dropping the ACT and SAT requirements
Some universities – but not all of them – are dropping the SAT or ACT as requirements to get in. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – High school juniors anticipating t...
Oct 02, 2020
MCHD reports 24 new COVID cases
MCHD is experiencing issues with the state program that provides lab testing numbers and positivity rates. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Local health officials Friday reporte...
Oct 02, 2020
Report: McLean County inmate’s rights were violated
The report finds the jail violated its own policy by failing to have a nurse on site after 7:00 PM each day. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A recent investigation into the McLean...
Oct 02, 2020
Bloomington ballots excluded two judges as glitch suspends early voting
It appears the glitch does impact the roughly 1,500 Bloomington residents who have already voted early, along with those who received mail-in ballots. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON R...
Oct 02, 2020
Bloomington and Normal set trick-or-treat hours
For those choosing to celebrate in person, Bloomington-Normal trick-or-treat hours will be 5 to 8 p.m., Sat., Oct. 31. (Twitter/City of Bloomington) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Officials in ...
Oct 01, 2020
Greising addresses proposed graduated income tax
David Greising is president of the Chicago-based Better Government Association. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – One of the people who cares about making Illinois government more ...
Oct 01, 2020
Casey’s introduces new logo
This is the first time Casey’s has updated its logo since 1968. (Photo courtesy Casey’s) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Casey’s General Store is getting a new look as the comp...
Oct 01, 2020
ISU receives $4.3 million grant from U.S. Department of Education
The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of Education's Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) Renewal program. (Facebook/Illinois State University) By Neil Doyle NORMAL &#...
Oct 01, 2020
