Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Kyle Petty charity ride will make a stop Tuesday in LeRoy
Led by NASCAR’s Kyle Petty, the cross-country motorcycle ride will be stopping at the Love’s Travel Stop in LeRoy on Tuesday around 10:30 a.m. (Facebook/Kyle Petty Charity Ride Across Amer...
May 06, 2024
Illinois’ wine industry wants some help from state lawmakers
Lisa Ellis, executive director, Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance, says current law inhibits the vintners' success as small businesspeople. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – ...
May 06, 2024
New leader of the Illinois National Guard
(l-r) Gen. Rich Neely, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director Terry Prince, Gen. Rodney Boyd. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlCHATHAM – The new adjutant general of the Illinois National Gu...
May 05, 2024
National Guard convoy vehicle involved in crash on Interstate 55
The guard spokesman said vehicles were headed north to Marseilles Training Center for weekend training. (Photo courtesy: Illinois State Police/File)By WMBD-TVMCLEAN COUNTY – A vehicle from an Il...
May 03, 2024
State leaders remember police officers killed in the line of duty
Gov. Pritzker attended the memorial. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/X)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Seeing her dead daughter on a metal table was not the worst thing that’s happened to Elizab...
May 02, 2024
Rivian Automotive receives a $1.5B investment from the State of Illinois for Normal plantÂ
Rivian founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe (right) shakes hands with Illinois Gov. Pritzker (far right) after a press conference Thursday afternoon. (Photo courtesy: Scott Miller/WJBC)By Blake Haas NOR...
May 02, 2024
Bloomington Fire Dept. wants community input
According to a City of Bloomington news release, the fire department wants to more proactive with community needs. (Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington F...
May 02, 2024
New addition to the presidential museum in Springfield
The document will be on display in the museum's Treasures Gallery for the next year. (Photo courtesy Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Something new ̵...
May 02, 2024
Bloomington mayor discusses state of the city
Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe delivered his State of the City Address at the Bloomington Center for the Performing...
May 02, 2024
Reaction continues to pour in from community members remembering the life of Scott Laughlin
Scott Laughlin hosted mornings on WJBC for nearly two decades. By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Reaction continues to pour in after the passing of long-time WJBC morning show host Scott Lau...
May 01, 2024
