Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Aaron Rossi asks federal appeals court to override local judge on his detention
If convicted, he faces up to 20 year in prison. (Photo courtesy: WMBD/File) By WMBD TV CHICAGO – Attorneys for Aaron Rossi have appealed a federal judge's order earlier this month that he be hel...
Sep 19, 2023
Cool and dry this past week for Illinois crops
By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.0 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 17, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 63.9 degrees, 3.2 degrees below normal. Precipi...
Sep 19, 2023
City of Bloomington announces new Publics Work Director
Mose Rickey. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason announced hiring Mose Rickey as the new Public Works Director.Rickey previousl...
Sep 18, 2023
Southern Illinois company will supply combat boots to the U.S. Army
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When soldiers put their boots on the ground ... those boots will soon be coming from Illinois.The Belleville...
Sep 18, 2023
Town of Normal celebrates 125 years of Fell Park
Fell Park is the Town's oldest public park. Jesse Fell donated the land to the Town for public use in the late 1880s. (Scott Miller/WJBC)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Community members and town leaders cam...
Sep 18, 2023
Giannoulias testifies during Senate hearing on book banning
Hearings to examine book bans, focusing on how censorship limits liberty and literature. (Official U.S. Senate photo by John Shinkle)By Dave DahlWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee chair U.S...
Sep 13, 2023
Former OSF resident indicted on 56 counts of unauthorized videotaping in bathroom
Chang is no longer employed at the hospital. (Photo courtesy; WJBC/File) By WMBD News PEORIA – A former neurosurgery resident at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center has been indicted on ...
Sep 12, 2023
LeRoy man sentenced to federal prison for stealing pain-killers to sell illegally
Issac Jackson, 29, of LeRoy, was indicted in October 2021 and pleaded guilty in November 2022. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – A LeRoy man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison l...
Sep 12, 2023
Weekly USDA crop report
By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 10, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 71.2 degrees, 1.2 degrees above normal. Precipi...
Sep 12, 2023
Former central Illinois lawmaker has died
Bill Black, a Republican who also served on the Danville city council, Vermilion County board, and Danville Area Community College board, passed away Saturday. (Photo courtesy ilga.gov)By Dave DahlSPR...
Sep 11, 2023
