Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
One person wounded as Bloomington Police probe pair of shots fired incidents over the weekend
Anyone with information should contact Bloomington Police. (WJBC File Photo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON -The Bloomington Police Department is investigating two shots fired incidents that happened over th...
Aug 19, 2024
Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch visits White House
Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Hillside). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The speaker of the Illinois House was in the Oval Office Friday, when President Biden declar...
Aug 19, 2024
Special Olympics Illinois hosts annual state tennis tournament
Dozens of athletes and their families came from all over the state to compete for gold.(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Special Olympics Illinois hosted its annual two-day state t...
Aug 19, 2024
Winner of Top Chef coming to Bloomington’s Epiphany Farms
After coming out as the Top Chef back in 2007, Huynh went on to serve as the executive chef at New York City’s Catch, The General, and Catch Miami. (Photo courtesy: Epiphany Farms/Facebook)By Ja...
Aug 16, 2024
Civil rights lawsuit filed by ISU protestors lands in federal court
Hovey Hall has a long history of being the site of protests and First Amendment activity, they claim in court records. (Flickr)By WMBD-TVPEORIA – A lawsuit filed in May by Illinois State Univers...
Aug 16, 2024
MCMH announces this will be final year of Evergreen Cemetery Walk
The Evergreen Cemetery Walk started in 1995. (Facebook/McLean County Museum of History)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – After three decades, this will be the final year of the Evergreen Cemetery Walk,...
Aug 15, 2024
Annual Governor’s Sale of Champions
The governor and first lady donated $105,000 for the grand champion steer shown by Kade Gensini (pink shirt), who will be a senior at Putnam County High School. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD...
Aug 15, 2024
Legislation named for Sonya Massey would tighten how police officers are hired
Lawyer Tony Romanucci (left) and nationally known defense lawyer Ben Crump (right). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Legislation named for Sonya Massey would tighten how police officers...
Aug 15, 2024
Illinois Democrats gathered for Governor’s Day at state fair
(Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A Midwestern mayor with an unfamiliar name keynoted the Illinois Democratic County Chairs brunch during Illinois State Fair week.That was Pete Buttigieg...
Aug 15, 2024
BFD: Unattended cooking caused Wednesday fire on city’s east side
The Bloomington Fire Department says no injuries were reported. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Fire Department)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Authorities say unattended cooking was the cause of a fire ...
Aug 15, 2024
