Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
UPDATED: Unit 5 scrambles to fill three school board vacancies
The Unit 5 School Board now has three vacancies after the resignation Friday of David Fortner, who’s seated to the left.(File photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL &#...
Jun 22, 2018
Unit 5’s Fortner resigns, becoming third school board member to resign since spring
Unit 5’s David Fortner has taken a job that is prompting him to relocate to the Chicago suburbs. (WJBC file photo)By Patrick BaronNORMAL – The Unit 5 school board has a third vacancy to fi...
Jun 22, 2018
State leaders convene to discuss 2018 legislative agenda
(Left to right) State senators Bill Brady and Jason Barickman sit alongside state representatives Dan Brady and Keith Sommer as they answer questions regarding the future of central Illinois businesse...
Jun 21, 2018
Prosecutor Chambers: BPD investigation ‘very active’ into Riley Drive triple murder
McLean County State;’s Attorney Jason Chambers made his first public comments Wednesday about the shooting that killed three men and wounded a four-year old boy in Bloomington. (WJBC file photo)...
Jun 20, 2018
Michigan man bikes Route 66 for pediatric cancer
Mark Linder is biking Route 66 in honor of his son, Kevin, who died of pediatric cancer. (Patrick Baron/WJBC) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – In an effort to raise money for a cure for pediatric ...
Jun 20, 2018
Clinton Walmart to close in July
Walmart’s corporate office announced today that it will be closing the store in Clinton in July. (Flickr/Mike Mozart) By Patrick Baron CLINTON – The City of Clinton will be losing its Walm...
Jun 20, 2018
Davis favors immigration laws keeping families together, but with confirmation
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis wants law enforcement to be able to confirm that children crossing the border are not part of any human trafficking. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib WASHINGTON, D.C. – ...
Jun 20, 2018
McLean County recycling rate increases for the third year
After McLean County reached its recycling rate goal of 40 percent in 2016, the Ecology Action Center increased the goal to 50 percent. (WJBC file photo) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – For the th...
Jun 20, 2018
BPD searches for gunman who robbed Papa John’s Pizza
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Tuesday night at Papa John’s Pizza on Veterans Parkway. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Bloom...
Jun 19, 2018
Victim in Riley Drive triple murder was ‘trying to help’ when he heard gunshots
Juan Carlos Perez-Macedo was one of three men killed in a shooting Monday at an apartment complex on Riley Drive in Bloomington. (Photo from GoFundMe.com) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON ...
Jun 19, 2018
