Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

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 ...
Syndicated Author 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 ...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author Oct 31, 2016

Illinois small businesses anxiously brace for new overtime pay threshold to kick in
The U.S. Department of Labor has raised the amount of pay under which salaried employees must receive overtime. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Small...
Syndicated Author Oct 31, 2016

Late buses causing some Unit 5 students to fall behind
Late buses have been an issue in Unit 5 since school began this year. (Photo courtesy Flickr/flequi)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – More than 100 students at Unit 5’s high schools have been imp...
Syndicated Author Oct 31, 2016

Illinois State University to offer cybersecurity degree
ISU will offer degrees in cybersecurity next year. (WJBC file photo) By Eric StockNORMAL – Cybersecurity has been a major issue in the presidential campaign. Now, cybersecurity will be a ma...
Syndicated Author Oct 29, 2016

Caretaker sentenced after elderly man found neglected
Police investigated after it was discovered the man had been lying on the floor for a week. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – A 60 year old woman will spend the next four years in pri...
Syndicated Author Oct 28, 2016

Lexington woman waiting for World Series win
89 year old Wagner has been a Cubs fan for decades. (Terry James/WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesLEXINGTON – You may not find a more dedicated Cub fan than Betty Wagner of Lexington.In fact, Wagne...
Syndicated Author Oct 28, 2016

Some checking status of mail in ballots
Some in the state are wondering why an absentee ballot hasn’t arrived. (WJBC file photo)By CMSSPRINGFIELD – Attorney General Lisa Madigan says they’ve been getting a lot of calls fro...
Syndicated Author Oct 28, 2016