Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Sweet Corn Circus returns this weekend to Uptown Normal
The Sweet Corn Circus runs this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Facebook/Sweet Corn Circus)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – This weekend the Sweet Corn Circus returns to ...
Aug 22, 2024
Local firefighters receive grain bin rescue training
Towanda, Gridley, Hudson, and Lexington firefighters gathered at the Towanda Fire Department to receive training from the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety (NECAS). (Photo Flickr/DeeWa...
Aug 21, 2024
McLean County’s Toys for Tots getting an early start on Christmas
The afternoon will be filled with live performances from Semi-Sweet, Off the Record, John Perry, Speed of Sound, Jack Dupp & The Empty Bottles. (Photo Courtesy of Toys For Tots)By WMBD-TV and Jake...
Aug 21, 2024
Escapetown opens second location in Bloomington
Metzger said the cost depends on how many people are involved. 2-person groups cost $80 total. For groups of three people or more, the price is $34/adult, $32/student, and $32/military. (Photo Courtes...
Aug 21, 2024
In primetime DNC speech, Pritzker leans into role of benevolent billionaire
Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his primetime address Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)Governor chides Trump as 'rich in only one thing: st...
Aug 21, 2024
Normal Town Council votes to pass new fire station location, expand Rivian property
Fire Station 2 will be built at the northeast corner of Hershey and Shepard Roads and will replace the fire station at College Avenue and Blair Drive. The relocation of the fire station is the second ...
Aug 21, 2024
Senior leader at Rivian leaving company for new job at Stellantis
Tim Fallon. (Scott Miller/WJBC)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – A senior leader at Rivian Automotive is leaving the company to join another car manufacturer.Rivian's vice president of manufacturing operati...
Aug 21, 2024
Multiple Illinois KFC fast-food locations suddenly shut down, implement mass layoffs
In the Champaign, two locations were shut down. In the Champaign and Decatur areas, about four locations have also closed this week, including those in Mattoon and Clinton. (Photo courtesy: KFC/Facebo...
Aug 20, 2024
As DNC opens in Chicago, state leaders tout Illinois as a ‘model of Democratic success’
Gov. JB Pritzker opens the Illinois delegation’s Monday breakfast at the Democratic National Convention. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)Pritzker speaks to delegation, visits other ...
Aug 20, 2024
Illinois corn and soybean progress in this week’s USDA crop report
Soybeans blooming reached 96 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 95 percent. Soybeans setting pods reached 89 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 79 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRI...
Aug 20, 2024
