Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Meal plan for Unit 5 families extended
Meals are distributed on Monday and Wednesday each week.(Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Katherine Murphy NORMAL– The Grab and Go breakfast and lunch plan through Unit 5 has been extended. ...
May 20, 2020
The Bank of Springfield Center is ready for the lawmakers
The Bank of Springfield Center used to be known as the Prairie Capital Convention Center.(PHOTO: BOS Center Facebook Page) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– Company’s coming – up to 1...
May 20, 2020
Doctors encourage Illinoisans to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials
Dr. Emily Landon. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Doctors took the spotlight at Tuesday’s coronavirus briefing. University of Chicago chief epidemiologist Dr. E...
May 19, 2020
Utility company Exelon wants Illinois lawmakers to spend some of their limited time in Springfield on helping the company out financially
Nuclear power plant owner Exelon is asking Illinois lawmakers to give the company a financial advantage in selling its power when the General Assembly reconvenes in Springfield this month. (Photo cour...
May 19, 2020
Report ranks Illinois’ drug issues in the middle of nation
With the stress of social distancing leading to drug use relapses and overdoses, a personal finance website has released a study that reveals the states with the biggest drug problems of 2020. (Photo ...
May 19, 2020
Illinois House Rep. not impressed with how Gov. Pritzker is defending emergency order
Gov. JB Pritzker Monday said an emergency rule on his "stay home and stay closed orders" allows local police to issue a citation to businesses. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD ̵...
May 19, 2020
Lawmakers denounce anti-Semitic protesters
Lawmakers speak out on those who would use Nazi imagery against the governor(PHOTO:Dave Dahl) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD–Responding to questions at an unrelated news conference Monday, t...
May 18, 2020
Bond raised on new charges against convicted killer Donald Whalen
Whalen was convicted and sentenced to 60 years in prison for fatally stabbing and beating his father at the elder Whalen’s downtown Bloomington bar 29-years ago. (Photo courtesy: HOI)By Heart of...
May 18, 2020
McLean County Coroner ID’s Bloomington man as victim of fatal crash
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County coroner has identified a Bloomington man as the victim of a fatal motorcycle cra...
May 18, 2020
COVID-19 antibody and nasal swab testing site opens in Bloomington
The Interstate Center COVID-19 testing site will close on Friday. (Photo courtesy: CDC/Twitter)By AJ HarrisBLOOMINGTON – A coronavirus antibody and nasal swab testing site opened on Monday, furt...
May 18, 2020
