Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
UPDATED: High bond for suspected dealer after Bloomington drug raids
Bloomington Police and federal authorities arrested four men and raided three apartments after a three month investigation into cocaine dealing in the city. (Photo by Flickr/davidsonscott15) By...
Nov 02, 2018
Normal sees northeast move for fire department to Hershey Road site
Normal Town Council members will be asked to buy this property on Hershey Road to build a northeast Normal fire station. (Town of Normal) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – The Town of Normal w...
Nov 02, 2018
Drug bust ends a three month long investigation
Bloomington police arrested four men in connection with a drug distribution operation.(PHOTO:BPD) By Katherine Murphy BLOOMINGTON– A three month long investigation ended Friday morning as...
Nov 02, 2018
Interfaith vigil outside the Capitol Thursday evening honors those killed Saturday in Pittsburgh
A remembrance was also held in Springfield in honor of those slain in Pittsburgh(Facebook image) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– The speakers at an interfaith vigil outside the state Capitol Th...
Nov 02, 2018
County Board’s Segobiano takes parting shot at his own party
Cheryl Froelich, Republican candidate for the District 8 seat on the McLean County Board, is touting an endorsement from incumbent Democrat Paul Segobiano.(From Cheryl Froelich McLean County Board Fac...
Nov 02, 2018
Normal native recognized as Spirit of McLean County
Widow Betsy Myers (left) accepted the 2018 WJBC Don Munson Spirit of McLean County Award for her late husband William “Bill” Myers from WJBC’s Fish Martin. (Photo courtesy Scott Mill...
Nov 01, 2018
BEC ballot proposal confusing some voters
On the ballot the proposal states, “Shall the city election law be rejected?” (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – With Election Day just days away, voters will have man...
Nov 01, 2018
Senior Illinois Senator says President cannot be taken seriously
Illinois' senior U.S. senator disagrees with the President on "birthright citizenship." (Photo: Dave Dahl) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD–It's not often U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Presiden...
Nov 01, 2018
UPDATED: North Oak Street gunshot victim dies
Bloomington Police search for clues after a man was fatally shot in the chest Tuesday night in the 1700 block of North Oak Street. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGT...
Oct 31, 2018
Coroner: Elderly child molester suffered fatal heart attack
Convicted child molester Johnny Icard, 78, of Bloomington died Tuesday of an apparent heart attack, according to Coroner Kathy Davis. (McLean County Jail photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON ...
Oct 30, 2018
