Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Positivity rate declines, 24 new COVID cases in McLean County
Updated numbers as of Monday. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s rolling positivity rate continues to decline as local he...
Sep 14, 2020
Annual ‘More Than Pink Walk’ continues, despite pandemic
Organizers reformatted the annual “More Than Pink Walk,” to a virtual format this year. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Despite rainy conditions Saturday morning, w...
Sep 14, 2020
Annual “Ride to Remember 9-11”
An annual observance of 9-11: the "Ride to Remember," started at the Harley-Davidson dealership in Springfield. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Hundreds of motorcycles roared ...
Sep 14, 2020
Plans for first cannabis dispensary on Monday’s Bloomington city council agenda
The Bloomington Zoning Board of Appeals voted 6-1 last month recommending the city council grant the permit. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington will have its first can...
Sep 14, 2020
Republican lawmaker complains about IDES
State Sen. Don DeWitte (R-St Charles). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – A Republican lawmaker is making sure someone is still out there, complaining about the problems the stat...
Sep 11, 2020
Pandemic continues to impact the ag industry
About 30% of the corn crop goes into ethanol production, according to Rodney Weinzierl,executive director of the Illinois Corn Growers Association. (Facebook/IL Corn) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON ...
Sep 11, 2020
From rules to consequences: What Bloomington businesses are facing
Cadillac Jacks, located at 1507 S. Main St. in Bloomington.(Facebook/Cadillac Jacks) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – Cadillac Jacks in Bloomington is the first business to face the possibility o...
Sep 11, 2020
No bond for Bloomington man charged with domestic violence
Alan Marshall, 44, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is jailed without bond after authorities say he held a lit butane torch to a woma...
Sep 11, 2020
2 cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported at Pontiac Correctional Center
The two individuals are in the hospital and stable and not other cases have been identified. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoylePONTIAC – The Illinois Department of Corrections and Department o...
Sep 11, 2020
Positivity rate drops, McLean County remains at warning level for COVID
McLean County’s coronavirus case total is 2,802. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department Friday reported 105 ...
Sep 11, 2020
