Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Cubs fans ready for game seven
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Peter Merholz)By Jason Goch/Illinois Radio NetworkCLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cubs and Indians play Game 7 Wednesday for the World Series crown, and Cubs fans are ready.The Cubs...
Nov 02, 2016
Extra police on patrol in case fans get rowdy
Police will be watching for out of control fans. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – With anticipation building for a Cubs win tonight, local police are ready for any celebrations that ...
Nov 02, 2016
MCCA launches Seeds of Change efforts
Deborah White (far left) is the executive director of Mid Central Community Action. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Mid Central Community Action has begun preparing for the...
Nov 02, 2016
Illinois ranks in middle of pack on civic engagement
Voter registration in Illinois is at an all time high. (WJBC File Photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A new national study puts Illinois at the top for voter accessibili...
Nov 02, 2016
Connect Transit issues layoff notices as wait for state money continues
Connect Transit has issued layoff notices to comply with labor laws as the agency waits for past due state money. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Connect Transit has issued layoff...
Nov 02, 2016
Sandage: DUI arrest increase a good thing
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – McLean County has seen a 48 percent increase in DUI arrests so far this year.County Sheriff Jon Sandage told W...
Nov 01, 2016
Illinois Supreme Court’s new chief justice not expected to make waves
Lloyd Karmeier takes over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court today. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – There’s a new chief justice of the Illinois Supreme ...
Nov 01, 2016
UPDATED: Bloomington Police release images from convenience store robbery
Bloomington Police have released still images from the armed robbery of the Circle K at 515 S. Clinton St. on Tuesday. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Police have ...
Nov 01, 2016
Animal activists snapping up bobcat licenses to decrease hunting volume
A number of people that applied for bobcat hunting licenses in Illinois have no intention of ever putting it to use. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Don DeBold)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFI...
Nov 01, 2016
Woman arrested after early morning shooting
By Nick McClintockBLOOMINGTON- Bloomington Police have made an arrest after an early morning shooting at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park.Acoording to BPD, officers responded around 1:30 Monday morning to...
Oct 31, 2016
