Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois stocking 80,000 trout for fall fishing season
Fishing license fees are paying for the state to stock 80,000 trout. (Photo Flickr/Sue Waters)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – If you don’t fish, you’re not on the hook to pay ...
Sep 16, 2017
Woman, 25, dies in I-74 crash
Traffic on Interstate 74 was slowed for hours following several crashes between Normal and Carlock. (Photo by Sean Copeland/WJBC)By Eric StockPEORIA – A 25-year-old woman was killed in a crash T...
Sep 15, 2017
Hales named finalist for Joliet city manager
David Hales’ contract as Bloomington city manager expires in July 2018. (WJBC file photo)By Sean CopelandJOLIET – Bloomington City Manager David Hales is reportedly in negotiations to beco...
Sep 15, 2017
Coroner: Body found near Constitution Trail likely drowned
The body of a Bloomington man was discovered near Constitution Trail in Normal no Wednesday. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis said the man who...
Sep 15, 2017
Bloomington, McLean County seek to alleviate traffic delays on Towanda Barnes
Bloomington and McLean County officials are seeking feedback on a plan to improve traffic flow at the Towanda Barnes and Ireland Grove intersection. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By Lindsey Harrison/WMBD-TV...
Sep 14, 2017
District 87 board moves to calm immigration fears, ratifies teachers union contract
Three Bloomington Junior High School teachers addressed the District 87 School Board Wednesday night about students’ fears amid a volatile immigration debate.(Photo by WJBC’s Howard ...
Sep 14, 2017
Man’s body discovered in creek along Constitution Trail in Normal
Normal Police and the coroner investigate the death of a man whose body was discovered in a creek along Constitution Trail. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – A man’s bo...
Sep 13, 2017
One dead, another hurt in Bloomington hit and run crash
Police blocked off a large section of Morrissey Drive after the fatal hit and run crash.(photo by WJBC’s Eric Stock.) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Police are investigating a...
Sep 13, 2017
Rep. Davis: Zero chance ‘dreamers’ get deported amid DACA overhaul
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis said he believes Congress will pass a permanent fix to the DACA program. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockTAYLORVILLE – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, said it’s...
Sep 13, 2017
Illinois State, Illinois Wesleyan maintain top 100 rankings
Illinois Wesleyan University is ranked No. 71 in U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By Eric StockNORMAL – Illinoi...
Sep 13, 2017
