Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
SIU poll indicates discontent with incarceration rates
A recent poll from SIU indicates Illinois residents believe the state spends too much money on putting people behind bars. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Michael Coghlan)By Illinois Radio NetworkCARBONDALE &#...
Mar 26, 2018
IWU introduces hands-on experience program
The First-Year Experience Program offers freshmen a chance to leave the classroom and get some hands-on experience. (Photo courtesy Illinois Wesleyan University) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – C...
Mar 25, 2018
March for Our Lives protestors and counter-protestors hit the streets of Downtown Bloomington
Bloomington-Normal community members gathered outside the McLean County Muesem of History to particpate in a March For Our Lives Rally. (Photo Courtesy WJBC/Ashley Antonini) By: Ashley Antonini...
Mar 24, 2018
Gov. Rauner’s pension-cost shift concept draws concerns
Republican State Sen. Kyle McCarter favors the concept of shifting the cost of pensions to local governments, but over a longer period than Gov. Rauner has proposed. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Bishop/I...
Mar 24, 2018
Advocate BroMenn demonstrates surgical robot
The new da Vinci Xi demonstration at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center. (Photo courtesy Advocate BroMenn) By Crystal Donaldson NORMAL – Imagine a robot performing your surgery. Surgeons at Advocat...
Mar 24, 2018
McLean Co. added to Winter Storm Warning; 3-6 inches possible in Bloomington-Normal
WMBD-TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Yates expects a sharp cutoff in snow totals south of I-74.(WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib LINCOLN – Winter isn’t ready to let go of Central Illinois. T...
Mar 23, 2018
Defeated in primary, Segobiano hints his political career is not done
Veteran McLean County Board member Paul Segobiano during Friday’s appearance on WJBC’s Afternoon Report. (Photo by Crystal Donaldson/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Ve...
Mar 23, 2018
Bolingbrook man charged with sexual assault
Police and prosecutors say Michael Vegeler met the woman through an online dating service. (Photo McLean County Jail) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – A man from suburban Chicago faces charges he ...
Mar 23, 2018
Hopedale woman uses own experiences to help others grieve
Sarah Nannen has written a book and hosts a website to help women dealing with grief. (Photo Facebook/Grief Unveiled)By Brooke Brighton/WMBD-TVHOPEDALE – A Tazewell County woman is sharing her s...
Mar 23, 2018
IWU finance expert: Market drop ‘a blip’
Despite the market dropping about two percent Thursday, a finance professor urges people not to panic. (Photo courtesy Flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – A local economics expert is advising p...
Mar 23, 2018
