Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Dee-Mack voters asked to approve sports facility upgrades
Deer Creek-Mackinaw school officials propose constructing a new football field and track at an angle on the existing site to accommodate upgrades. (Google Street View photo)By Greg HalbleibMACKINAW &#...
Nov 06, 2016
Childs Senior takes plea deal
A man accused of supplying a synthetic drug similar to ecstasy is taking a plea deal. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesA plea deal has been reached with a Chicago man accused of bringing the drug ecstas...
Nov 05, 2016
Help for domestic violence victims is as close as the neighborhood salon
A new group of professionals will help domestic violence victims. (Courtesy Mid-Central Community Action)By: Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Hairdressers in Illinois now have the tools to make you look ...
Nov 05, 2016
Garlic Press marks 40 years in Uptown Normal
The Garlic Press moved to its current location at 108 North Street in Normal in 1981. (Photo courtesy Garlic Press)By Eric StockNORMAL – One of Uptown Normal’s landmark businesses is celeb...
Nov 05, 2016
Kirk asks voters for another term
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R, Ill.) is facing off against Democratic Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk)By Terry JamesWASHINGTON – Election day is right around the corne...
Nov 04, 2016
Rauner declares Friday “World Champion Cubs Day”
Gov. Bruce Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during a Chicago Cubs’ playoff game at Wrigley Field. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner)By RFD Ra...
Nov 04, 2016
Former Zobrist coach calls World Series MVP ‘wonderful person’
Ben Zobrist signed with the Cubs in December 2015. (Photo courtesy Flickr/ Arturo Pardavila III)By Adam StudzinskiEUREKA – Now World Series MVP Ben Zobrist never forgot where he came from, accor...
Nov 03, 2016
Bloomington screen-printing business produces Cubs’ World Series shirts
Minerva Promotions in Bloomington produced 6,000 Cubs World Champion t-shirts overnight. (Photo courtesy Minerva Promotions)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – While many Chicago Cubs fans were partying ...
Nov 03, 2016
UPDATED: CIRA re-opens after evacuation due to questionable package
Central Illinois Regional Airport was evacuated on Thursday morning as a precautionary measure. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – The terminal building at Central Illinois Re...
Nov 03, 2016
Unit 5 superintendent not relaxing after reaching deal with First Student
Unit 5 Superintendent Mark Daniel. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Unit 5 Superintendent Mark Daniel is not quite ready to relax after drawing up a deal to continue the contract...
Nov 02, 2016
