Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Expiration dates for Illinois driver’s licenses and ID cards once again extended
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. (Faecbook/Jesse White) By Neil Doyle SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Wednesday announced that expiration dates for driver...
Sep 23, 2020
Gov. Pritzker says he will make the cannabis license process fairer
Illinois' recreational cannabis program is supposed to involve minority businesspeople. (Photo courtesy: Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Reacting to an outcry over the awarding of ca...
Sep 23, 2020
Stephen Douglas and Pierre Menard are about to be marched off the Capitol grounds
Andrea Aggertt, the architect of the Capitol, tries to put into perspective the reasons for removing two statues – those of slaveholders Pierre Menard and Stephen Douglas – from the ground...
Sep 23, 2020
McLean County adds 24 new COVID cases; 2 more in the hospital
There are 2,937 people who have recovered from the virus, according to MCHD. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean County health officials ...
Sep 23, 2020
Blackhawks number one in license plate program
So far, 19,514 Chicago Blackhawks plates have been sold. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Here come the Hawks! Chicago's National Hockey League franchise was not a big winner ...
Sep 22, 2020
Bloomington-Normal YMCA, Easterseals Central Illinois hold groundbreaking ceremony for new facility
The new Bloomington-Normal YMCA will be located at the corner of Washington Street and St. Joseph Drive, just south of the hospital. (Facebook/Bloomington-Normal YMCA) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON &#...
Sep 22, 2020
Elected leaders double gas tax in Normal
Normal City council members voted to double the gas tax to eight cents on Monday night. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCNORMAL – A less-than-unified Normal Town Co...
Sep 22, 2020
Bloomington’s Black plans quicker city council exit
Scott Black. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCBLOOMINGTON – There will soon be a vacancy on the Bloomington City Council.Scott Black announced at Monday night’s council mee...
Sep 22, 2020
MCHD reports 20th COVID-related death
MCHD Administrator Jessica McKnight said it’s important to remember that even young healthy individuals can have complications from the virus, and some may even need to be hospitalized. (Graphic...
Sep 22, 2020
Bloomington lawyer disbarred after DUI offenses surface
Jacob Thomas DiCiaula also appeared in court on behalf of a client while intoxicated, according to the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOO...
Sep 21, 2020
