Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Former Reditus Laboratories building up for lease in Pekin
The building was once home to one of the state’s largest COVID-19 labs. (Photo courtesy: Maloof Real Estate) By Blake Haas PEKIN – A building in Pekin, once home to Reditus Laboratories an...
Mar 05, 2024
Coroner identifies woman killed in house fire last week in Delavan
The home was fully engulfed when crews arrived on the scene last Friday. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr)DELEVAN – An 81-year-old woman was identified as the person who died in a deadly house fire las...
Mar 05, 2024
Normal Public Library to close for extensive renovations
The Normal Public Library located at 206 West College Avenue. (WJBC file photo) By WMBD-TVNORMAL – The Normal Public Library will be shutting down in a few weeks for some much-needed upgrades.Th...
Mar 01, 2024
Downtown Bloomington businesses fundraising money for PATH Crisis
Tickets for the event are $20. (Photo courtesy: La La Boutique/Facebook) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – One local business wants to raise money for PATH Crisis, a mental health call crisis center i...
Feb 29, 2024
State Farm lost $6.3B in 2023; company VP reports that State Farm “remains financially strong”
State Farm’s headquarters are located in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-Normal’s largest insurance company posted a net loss of $6 bil...
Feb 29, 2024
Many local County Clerk Offices say Trump will stay on the ballot
Illinois is the third state to attempt to remove Trump from the ballot after challenges in Maine and Colorado. (Photo courtesy: CBS News)By WMBD-TV PEORIA – Many Local County Clerk Offices have ...
Feb 29, 2024
Gov. Pritzker announces infrastructure grants through the Illinois Soundstage Program
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Hollywood. New York. Champaign?It could happen, as Gov. JB Pritzker Wednesday announced infrastructure grants through t...
Feb 28, 2024
Illinois Secretary of State tells House committee the state is an outlier on car insurance rates
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Your income, your credit score, and whether you own a house.These factors would not se...
Feb 28, 2024
ISU announces fourth finalist in presidential search
Dr. Valerio Ferme will be on the ISU campus for an open forum Thursday from 1:30-2:45 p.m. in the Old Main Room at the Bone Student Center. (Facebook/Illinois State University)By Neil DoyleNORMAL R...
Feb 28, 2024
NAACP holds its voting empowerment workshop
The NAACP was founded in 1909 and is the world's largest and oldest civil rights organization in the world. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal NAACP was empowering v...
Feb 26, 2024
