Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Investigation underway at OSF HealthCare for employees’ social media account
The investigation remains ongoing. (Photo courtesy: OSF HealthCare/X)By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – OSF HealthCare is investigating a statement shared on an employee’s social media account.In...
Jul 15, 2024
Woodford Sheriff warns of scammers impersonating police
Anyone who has received a suspicious call is encouraged to call the Woodford County Sheriff's Office at (309) 467-2375. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVWOODFORD COUNTY – Scammers found a new grift by...
Jul 15, 2024
Belvidere Stellantis plant to reopen as part of $5B investment with $334M from feds
Illinois Manufacture Association President and CEO Mark Denzler visited WJBC’s Afternoon Show. (Photo Courtesy: Mark Denzler/X)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Stellantis, the parent company of ...
Jul 12, 2024
Panel of Senators hear about Chicago transit issues
The transit agency leaders are hoping to derail a plan to combine them all. (Photo courtesy: CTA/Twitter)By Dave Dahl CHICAGO – A panel of senators is hearing plenty about transit.The heads of t...
Jul 10, 2024
Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison
Former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)Sam McCann abruptly en...
Jul 10, 2024
Illinois State University protestors stand trial for May 3 trespassing arrest
Protesters camped up on Illinois State Universities Quad. (WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON/NORMAL – Following the arrests of seven protestors at Illinois State University in May, all appeared in c...
Jul 10, 2024
Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act advancing clean energy while producing jobs
Jay Rowell, runs an organization that will administer a "pre-apprenticeship" program. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois' Climate and Equitable Jobs Act is entering...
Jul 09, 2024
Gov. Pritzker on President Biden: “He needs to go out there and answer all the questions”
Gov. Pritzker spoke to reporters Tuesday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/File)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker, back from Washington, says President Biden is ready to be the...
Jul 09, 2024
Normal police announce retirement of K-9 Thor
Officer Bachman worked with Thor spanning back to 2017. (Photo Courtesy of Normal Police Department/Facebook)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – The Normal Police Department announced that its K-9 officer Thor w...
Jul 09, 2024
Charges issued against Bloomington woman in deadly crash that killed 8-year-old boy
The collision happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in the westbound lanes of Interstate 74 near mile post 139. That's a few miles east of the interchange with U.S. Route 51. (Brian Turner/Flickr)By ...
Jul 09, 2024
