Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Next Professionals host coat drive
Justin Boyd (left) and Travis Huber are members of McLean County’s Next Professionals. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)By Eric StockNORMAL – A group of local business leaders is hosting its firs...
Oct 10, 2016
Duckworth leads in early polls
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth leads U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk by 14 points in the latest polling. (WJBC file photos)By RFD RadioCHICAGO – U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) is pulling away in the polls an...
Oct 10, 2016
Illinois State University gets federal grant to study mosquitos
Illinois State University ecology professor Steven Juliano is leading a three-year mosquito study. (Photo courtesy Steven Juliano)By Eric StockNORMAL – A study at Illinois State University aims ...
Oct 08, 2016
Country Financial responding to Hurricane Matthew
COUNTRY Financial began putting its team in place earlier this week. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – COUNTRY Financial has its team out in force to help handle losses suffered b...
Oct 08, 2016
Drazewski not recommended for retention
Judges Rebecca Foley and Scott Drazewski were accused of judicial misconduct while hiding their extramarital affair from December 2010 to February 2011. (WJBC file photos)By Terry JamesMcLean County j...
Oct 07, 2016
Bloomington council candidate takes aim at streets, citizen engagement
Sue Feldkamp (far left) was on the city’s liquor commission for part of the year. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – A candidate for Bloomington alderman hopes to get ci...
Oct 07, 2016
Brantley Gilbert to play U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Brantley Gilbert will play one show on April 7. (Photo courtesy Brantley Gilbert)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – A chart-topping country act is coming to U.S. Cellular Coliseum.The facility announ...
Oct 07, 2016
Former Lexington man riding out the storm
Hurricane Matthew is expected to bring high winds and heavy damage. (John Spade/Flickr)By Terry JamesWELLINGTON – A former McLean county man says he is far enough from the coast in south Florida...
Oct 06, 2016
Fake bomb threat called into medical plaza
The bomb threat was called in just before 2 Thursday. (WJBC/Adam Studzinski)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – A false bomb threat was called into Eastland Medical Plaza two near OSF St. Joseph Medical...
Oct 06, 2016
Central Illinois Red Cross sending volunteers to Florida
(Logo courtesy American Red Cross)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The American Red Cross of Central Illinois is already sending help to Florida in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew.Red Cross spo...
Oct 06, 2016
