Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

Livingston County Sheriff Tony Childress announced the arrest Wednesday of a man suspected of running a meth lab in Pontiac where two small children lived upstairs.(WJEZ file photo) By Howard Pac...

Bloomington City Manager finalists Jim Culotta, Tim Gleason, and Steve Rasmussen answer news media questions prior to a ‘meet and greet’ event at City Hall. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC...

Derek Roesch, 22, of Saybrook is one of two people arrested for a home invasion in Anchor early Monday morning. (McLean County Jail photo)   By Howard Packowitz and Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON R...

17-year-old Julio Rivera has been missing since May 23. (Bloomington Police Department) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is asking for the public’s assistan...

Police have arrested a 22-year-old Derek Roesch of Saybrook for an alleged home invasion that occurred over the weekend, while another suspect reportedly has yet to be arrested. (McLean County Jail) B...

Open the Books found 34 District 87 employees and retirees and 30 in Unit 5 make at least $100,000. (Facebook/Open The Books) By Greg Halbleib A state financial watchdog says the large number of six-f...

Illinois lawmakers say they are solving one of the problems with Illinois’ MAP Grant program. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Students who get a Monetary Award Pr...

The budget may have had top priority, but Gov. Rauner now must work through a large stack of bills passed by the General Assembly during the recent session. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Illinois R...

  Normal Mayor Chris Koos expects to restore to full funding the publicly funded Harmon Arts grants, named in honor of former Mayor Paul Harmon. (WJBC file photo)   By Howard Packowitz NORMA...

Cheryl Froelich is running as a Republican for the McLean County Board Seat in District 8. (Photo courtesy of the McLean County Republican Party.)   By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A thir...