Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington High School students, staff to discuss school safety
Bloomington High School students and educators are meeting today to consider ways to improve school safety, following the recent school shooting in Florida. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON...
Feb 22, 2018
Aaron Rodgers to headline Red Cross ‘Evening of Stars’
Aaron Rodgers won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 2011. (Photo courtesy CAA Sports) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will be invading the heart ...
Feb 22, 2018
Cold, snowy winter keeps potential home buyers, sellers indoors
Home buyers in Bloomington-Normal weren’t making many tire tracks in January as cold and snowy weather limited home sales. (Photo courtesy Pixabay) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Home sales i...
Feb 21, 2018
Apartment building owner cited for hundreds of code violations before fire
A fire destroyed much of a 12-unit apartment building on Gettysburg Drive February 10. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A city of Bloomington inspector found hundr...
Feb 20, 2018
Police investigating gunshots on Bloomington’s west side
Bloomington police are seeking information on the early Tuesday morning gunfire on W. Olive St. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are...
Feb 20, 2018
Children’s Discovery Museum unveils new logo
Normal Mayor Chris Koos (left to right), Museum Director Beth Whisman, members of the Normal Town Council Chemberly Cummings, Kevin McCarthy, Kathleen Lorenz and State Rep. Dan Brady all pose with the...
Feb 20, 2018
McLean County Board approves wind farm plan
Following a debate that lasted over an hour, the McLean County Board narrowly approved a proposal for a new wind farm in the county. (WJBC File Photo) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – After a leng...
Feb 20, 2018
Heartland reveals first of four presidential finalists
Melinda Tejada has been an administrator at Waubonsee Community College for 30 years. (Photo courtesy Heartland Community College) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Heartland Community College is introduci...
Feb 20, 2018
Rauner on Florida school shooting: Mental illness must be addressed
Gov. Bruce Rauner says more must be done to get treatment for the mentally ill. (WJBC file photo)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner is responding to last week’s school shooti...
Feb 20, 2018
Pontiac enforces peddler’s permits
Pontiac’s mayor is warning of peddlers going door to door trying to get people to change their power supplier. (Photo Cynthia Grau/WJEZ) By Cynthia Grau/WJEZ PONTIAC – To come into Pontiac...
Feb 19, 2018
