Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

Parachute accident seriously injures skydiver performing at CornBelters opener
Normal Police say the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a parachute accident east of the Corn Crib that badly injured a skydiver. (Howard Packowitz/WJBC)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL –...
Syndicated Author May 12, 2018

Bloomington man charged with reckless homicide for fatal car crash
Prosecutors filed reckless homicide charges against Brenton Fenwick of Bloomington for a car crash west of the Twin-Cities that killed a passenger in his car.(McLean County Jail photo) By Howard ...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2018

Planners back north Normal apartment complex
The Normal Planning Commission on Thursday approved plans for an apartment complex to be built in phases near the Starplex movie theaters in north Normal.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By How...
Syndicated Author May 11, 2018
Eureka arrest connected to decades-old Washington State case
Robert Washburn is expected to be extradited to Washington to face charges stemming from a 1986 case. (Photo courtesy WMBD) By WMBD-TV EUREKA – An arrest in Woodford County could lead to answers...
Syndicated Author May 10, 2018

Police: Bloomington man killed in drunk driving crash
Bloomington man is killed in drunk driving crash just south of Illinois Route 9. (Pixabay) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man is jailed for drunk driving and other charge...
Syndicated Author May 10, 2018

Wheeler chosen to become Bloomington police chief
Clay Wheeler has been with the Bloomington Police Department since 1991. (Bloomington Police Department) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – An assistant chief for the past seven years and a finalist...
Syndicated Author May 10, 2018

Coroner: Man dies in crash west of Bloomington
McLean County Sheriff’s Police were called on the scene of a fatal crash west of Bloomington early Thursday. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – McLean County Sheriff...
Syndicated Author May 10, 2018

Heartland signs 3-year contract with full-time faculty
Faculty Association Lead Sean Colcleasure (left) and Heartland Board Chair Gregg Chadwick sign the new three-year agreement. (Photo courtesy Heartland Community College)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – The...
Syndicated Author May 10, 2018

Unit 5 ratifies teachers union contract, boosts starting pay to compete with neighboring districts
Unit 5 School Board members unanimously ratified a teachers contract during a meeting Wednesday night at Colene Hoose Elementary School in Normal.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packow...
Syndicated Author May 10, 2018

Grand jury indicts local teenager for Lancaster Heights killings
Normal Police found two men dead in the Lancaster Heights complex on E. College Ave. A grand jury has now handed up indictments against a teenager for the killings. (Google Maps photo) By Howard ...
Syndicated Author May 09, 2018



