Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
BPD: Man found dead after mowing accident
The man’s identity is being withheld until family is notified. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Authorities said a man died Wednesday morning after a mowing accident on Bl...
Aug 19, 2020
Statues of two historic Illinoisans will soon be on the move
The statue of Stephen Douglas. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state’s evicting Pierre Menard and Stephen Douglas – their statues, anyway.The board of the Office ...
Aug 19, 2020
IWU reports COVID-19 outbreak among group of students
All students who tested positive are either returning home, staying in off-campus housing to isolate, or are isolating off campus in university-provided quarantine space, according to IWU. (Facebook/I...
Aug 19, 2020 Illinois Wesleyan University is located in Bloomington, Illinois. (Photo courtesy: IWU)
51 new COVID cases in McLean County; Case total surpasses 800
Local health officials said 33 additional people have recovered from the virus. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Depart...
Aug 19, 2020
A call for tougher ethics
State Rep. Blaine Wilhour (R-Beecher City) says the reform-minded bills can be called.(PHOTO:Dave Dahl) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– With a multi-million-dollar influence-peddling case landi...
Aug 19, 2020
Coroner identifies man found in north Normal
Normal Police found the body on Monday around 12:30 p.m. near Greenbriar Drive and Hershey Road. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified ...
Aug 18, 2020
Second man found guilty in 2018 Bloomington death
Dover was shot and killed in the early morning hours of December 5 at his home on West Jefferson Street in Bloomington. (WJBC File Photo) By HOI ABC BLOOMINGTON – A second man has been fo...
Aug 18, 2020
Normal Town Council ratifies union contract with police
The staff’s report said the relationship between the police union and the town has “matured” over time. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Normal Pol...
Aug 18, 2020
Bloomington City Council believes replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day is worth further study
Council member Scott Black also questioned the timing of the issue, given the COVID-19 pandemic. Otherwise, he doesn’t feel strongly one way or the other right now. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By ...
Aug 18, 2020
3 new coronavirus cases in McLean County; 4 more have recovered
Four additional people have recovered from the virus, according to local health officials. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County...
Aug 18, 2020
