Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
BPD probing hold up at local loan agency
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery Monday morning at the Check Into Cash loan agency (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police...
Jan 28, 2019
State Farm cutting auto rates for Illinois drivers
State Farm has announced it will be decreasing rates by 2 percent for Illinois drivers starting March 18. (WJBC File Photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Drivers insured by State Farm in Il...
Jan 25, 2019
BPD: Shots fired into several apartments
Multiple shots were fired early Friday morning into several apartments, according to Bloomington Police. (Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are r...
Jan 25, 2019
District 87 follows Unit 5 in boosting substitute teachers pay
District 87 substitute teachers are receiving a pay raise a week after their Unit 5 counterparts also got a raise. (WJBC File Photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – District 87 is respo...
Jan 25, 2019
‘Hot tub rash’ linked to area hotel
In a release today the Logan County Health Department said its investigating an outbreak of “hot tub rash” linked to recreational water at the Hampton Inn in Lincoln. (Google Maps Image) &...
Jan 24, 2019
Bitterly cold wind chills Thursday night across Central Illinois
National Weather Service forecasters are advising to take precaution as wind chills can cause frostbite and hypothermia. (WJBC File Photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – The National Weather...
Jan 24, 2019
Local school chiefs mull holding classes during a big freeze
The forecast for dangerously cold wind chills has area school superintendents deciding whether classes will be in session on Friday. (Pixabay photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – If t...
Jan 24, 2019
Armed robbery late Sunday at Downs gas station
The McLean County Sheriff’s office said the suspect fled in a late 90s or early 2000s white Ford Explorer. (Photo McLean County Sheriff’s office Facebook Page) By Neil DoyleDOWNS R...
Jan 23, 2019
Coroner: Trucker wasn’t drunk in Normal West bus crash
Peoria County coroner Jamie Harwood said toxicology results for Ryan Hute showed he had no substance in his system other than caffeine. (PHOTO Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By WJBC NewsroomPEORIA COUNTY...
Jan 23, 2019
Pritzker calls for more renewable energy, expert warns of consumer costs
Gov. J.B. Pritzker put Illinois with other states in the U.S. Climate Alliance with the goal of using more renewable energy but a critic says that could translate into higher utility costs. (Dave Dahl...
Jan 23, 2019
