Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

Keeping Families Together fasts for Welcoming City Ordinance
Keeping Families Together stands in solidarity with undocumented families in Bloomington Normal. (Photo by Crystal Donaldson) By Crystal DonaldsonBLOOMINGTON – The Keeping Families Together...
Syndicated Author Mar 26, 2018

SIU poll indicates discontent with incarceration rates
A recent poll from SIU indicates Illinois residents believe the state spends too much money on putting people behind bars. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Michael Coghlan)By Illinois Radio NetworkCARBONDALE ...
Syndicated Author Mar 26, 2018

Gov. Rauner’s pension-cost shift concept draws concerns
Republican State Sen. Kyle McCarter favors the concept of shifting the cost of pensions to local governments, but over a longer period than Gov. Rauner has proposed. (WJBC file photo)By Greg Bishop/Il...
Syndicated Author Mar 24, 2018

Advocate BroMenn demonstrates surgical robot
The new da Vinci Xi demonstration at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center. (Photo courtesy Advocate BroMenn)By Crystal DonaldsonNORMAL – Imagine a robot performing your surgery. Surgeons at Advocate ...
Syndicated Author Mar 24, 2018

McLean Co. added to Winter Storm Warning; 3-6 inches possible in Bloomington-Normal
WMBD-TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates expects a sharp cutoff in snow totals south of I-74.(WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibLINCOLN – Winter isn’t ready to let go of Central Illinois.The ...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

Defeated in primary, Segobiano hints his political career is not done
Veteran McLean County Board member Paul Segobiano during Friday’s appearance on WJBC’s Afternoon Report. (Photo by Crystal Donaldson/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Veter...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

Bolingbrook man charged with sexual assault
Police and prosecutors say Michael Vegeler met the woman through an online dating service. (Photo McLean County Jail)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – A man from suburban Chicago faces charges he se...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

Hopedale woman uses own experiences to help others grieve
Sarah Nannen has written a book and hosts a website to help women dealing with grief. (Photo Facebook/Grief Unveiled)By Brooke Brighton/WMBD-TVHOPEDALE – A Tazewell County woman is sharing her s...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

IWU finance expert: Market drop ‘a blip’
Despite the market dropping about two percent Thursday, a finance professor urges people not to panic. (Photo courtesy Flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – A local economics expert is advising p...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2018

Bloomington High School celebrates new fine arts wing groundbreaking
Bloomington High School celebrates the new fine arts wing.By Crystal DonaldsonBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington High School’s students and staff celebrated the groundbreaking of the new fine arts ...
Syndicated Author Mar 22, 2018