Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Gov. Pritzker signs recreational marijuana bill
Gov. JB Pritzker said the new law legalizing recreational cannabis for adults will accomplish a great deal. (Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Lawmakers were high on life as ...
Jun 25, 2019
Start your engines: Unit 5 provides hands-on bus driving experience for prospective drivers
First Student provides transportation to more than 13,000 Unit 5 students and their families every year. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – It was a start your engines n...
Jun 25, 2019
ISU police raising funds for new ‘pawfficer’
Sage is a 2-year old black lab certified by the Supporting Independence through Teamwork Service Dogs. (Photo #apinchofsage Instagram page) By Neil Doyle NORMAL – The Illinois State Unive...
Jun 24, 2019
MCCA Executive Director: ‘There are all kinds of successes’ when looking back on Jefferson House
Mid Central Community Action Executive Director Deborah White (right) spoke at a press conference on Monday highlighting success stories from the Jefferson Street Community House, and relations...
Jun 24, 2019
BPD: Fatal hit-and-run suspect turns himself in
27-year old Jose Rodriguez faces multiple charges for allegedly driving a van that killed a motorcyclist in Bloomington on Saturday. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil Doyle BLOOMING...
Jun 24, 2019
UPDATED: Man identified in hit and run accident
A Normal man was identified as the victim of a hit and run accident.(Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By A.J. Harris BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department has identified the man who was kill...
Jun 24, 2019
Crash leaves one dead after van strikes motorcycle
Bloomington Police say a man fled on foot after hitting a motorcyclist. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON - A man died after a van struck a motorcyclist then fled on foot from the ...
Jun 22, 2019
BPD: Gunshots fired on city’s west side
No one was wounded in a shooting Saturday morning at Sunnyside Court on Bloomington’s west side. (Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police c...
Jun 22, 2019
UPDATED: Second local man jailed for heroin-related death
Jacob Schultz, 34, of Bloomington, is one of two people charged in the heroin-related death of a man last November. (Bloomington Police Department photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON ...
Jun 21, 2019
UPDATED: No working smoke alarms in fatal fire
The June 12 house fire in the 1300 block of Baugh Drive in Normal killed Judith Dawson, 76, of Normal. (Photo by Blake Haas/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Investigators said Friday there...
Jun 21, 2019
