Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington man remains behind bars on domestic violence charges
Jonathon Campbell, 42, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police Department)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man remains behind bars after a domestic violence incident.Blooming...
Jul 16, 2020
Bloomington man faces lengthy prison sentence for home invasion
Lorenzo Aken, 21, of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – A Twin-Cities man faces a long prison sentence after a jury on Wednesday found him guilty of ...
Jul 16, 2020
Mayor pushes back on council member’s Facebook video
Koos, a disabled veteran, says Nord’s video is derogatory. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By Katherine Murphy NORMAL–Normal town council member Stan Nord is getting some push back for a v...
Jul 16, 2020
Social media hangs up weather alerts
It took several hours for service to return to the NWS (PHOTO: Pixabay) By Katherine Murphy As storms pushed through central Illinois Wednesday if you turned to Twitter for your updates from th...
Jul 16, 2020
Tornadoes confirmed in McLean County
Two tornadoes were confirmed Wednesday afternoon in northern McLean County near Gridley and Chenoa. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle LINCOLN – The National Weather Service confirmed two to...
Jul 15, 2020
Hot and dry days making commodity markets “jittery”
Recent heavy rains are making the markets jittery. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas NORMAL – While wet conditions mixed with a cold snap provided tough planting for farmers, recent hot ...
Jul 15, 2020
4 new cases of coronavirus in McLean County; 9 more have recovered
The numbers in McLean County as of Wednesday. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health Department on Wednesday reported four...
Jul 15, 2020
Safety fears expressed as McLean County Board considers resumption of in-person committee meetings
McLean County Government Center. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Elected leaders in McLean County found it’s hard to reach an agreement about what the new ...
Jul 15, 2020
Normal Fire Department shows resilience despite COVID-19 cases
Humer said firefighters continue to operate using social distancing and wearing personal protective equipment. (Photo courtesy: Heart of Illinois ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC NORMAL – Normal fi...
Jul 15, 2020
Peoria Charter Coach forced to layoff 95% of workforce
The company said it went from 140 employees in March to only eight as of Wednesday. (Facebook/Peoria Charter Coach) By Neil Doyle PEORIA – Peoria Charter Coach was forced to layoff 132 wo...
Jul 15, 2020
