Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

Ameren changes the look of your electric bill
Ameren is updating the information provided on their monthly statements. (Logo provided by Ameren)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Your next Ameren electric bill may look a little different.Ameren Sp...
Syndicated Author Apr 24, 2016

Mysterious illness spreading in Illinois
The Director of Public Health in Illinois is concerned about the spread of Elizabethkingia. (Flickr/Nathan Reading)By Terry JamesSPRINGFIELD – A mysterious disease is spreading in Illinois. Eliz...
Syndicated Author Apr 24, 2016

Bloomington musician recalls encounters with Prince
Prince performs Purple Rain at a concert in 2007. (Photo courtesy YouTube/johnny lopez aliaga)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A local musician who said he met Prince several times over the years foun...
Syndicated Author Apr 23, 2016

5k run kicks off MC Strong fundraisers
The Corn Crib hosted the MC Strong 5k run on Saturday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Michael Collins Foundation)By Eric StockNORMAL – Saturday marked the start of a week’s worth of events to ho...
Syndicated Author Apr 23, 2016

Man from Normal arrested in 2015 shooting
Police have taken Timothy Herrington, 30, from Normal into custody for his role in a shooting in the 1300 block of Linden Street. (WJBC File Photo)By Eric StockNORMAL – Police have arrested a ma...
Syndicated Author Apr 22, 2016

Higher education funding falls apart
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan failed to bring a higher education funding proposal up for a vote on Thursday. (Photo courtesy IRN)By WFMB/FarmWeekNow.comSPRINGFIELD – One thing was for s...
Syndicated Author Apr 22, 2016

Corn farmers push plan to install more ethanol pumps in Illinois
A proposal in the Illinois Senate would allow for federal money to be used for ethanol fuel pumps in Illinois. (Photo by Michael Cote’/flickr)By Greg HalbleibSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois eth...
Syndicated Author Apr 22, 2016

Effort underway to keep police out of your phone
Your cell phone could be connected to a police surveillance device and not a cell tower. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Johan Larsson)By Cole Lauterbach/IRNSPRINGFIELD – Legislators in Springfield are l...
Syndicated Author Apr 20, 2016

Bloomington man convicted of beating his mother
Roger Kinnerson has been convicted of aggravated domestic battery. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been found guilty of brutally beating hi...
Syndicated Author Apr 20, 2016

Lisa Madigan backs bill to help sex assault victims
Madigan is backing a bill from a Champaign Senator to encourage more sexual assault victims to come forward. (Facebook/Lisa Madigan)By Terry JamesIllinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is supporting l...
Syndicated Author Apr 20, 2016