Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Central IL lawmakers seek radical higher education reform
Rose and Brady are advocating for major higher education reform, leading to more specialized universities while retaining more students overall. (Photo Courtesy Illinois State) By Howard Packowitz A p...
Sep 26, 2017
LaHood: Tax reform shouldn’t be partisan issue
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said the tax reforms Republicans are working on would provide some relief for the middle class. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockWASHINGTON – President Trump is expected to r...
Sep 26, 2017
Theft indictments returned against former Bloomington arena managers
Central Illinois Arena Management operated the facility then known as U.S. Cellular Coliseum.for its first 10 years. (Photo courtesy City of Bloomington) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Indictmen...
Sep 25, 2017
Bloomington police investigating attempted carjacking
The victim in Sunday’s reported attempted carjacking was not injured. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are investigating an attempted carjacking on Veter...
Sep 25, 2017
LeRoy officer hurt in Sunday arrest
Trystan Vink (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By WMBD News LEROY – A LeRoy police officer will undergo medical treatment after being injured in a late-night arrest. Around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, ...
Sep 25, 2017
Unit 5 to freeze administrators pay amid budget deficit
Unit 5 superintendent Mark Daniel said the district is still waiting on $2.7 million from the state. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Unit 5 administrators, including the superintendent,...
Sep 25, 2017
Man arrested in Bloomington on Missouri murder warrant
Deacon Zelch was booked at the McLean County Jail on Monday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Officers with the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man in Bloomington o...
Sep 25, 2017
Governor Rauner rides for veterans
Governor Bruce Rauner and hundreds of bikers from across the state took an annual ride to Springfield to support veterans. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Canaryville Veterans Riders Association) By Patrick ...
Sep 23, 2017
Pekin teen’s remains identified months after being found
The body of a teen who ran away from home almost a year ago has been identified. (Photo by DavidsonScott/flickr) By WMBD-TV TAZEWELL – The remains of a boy who ran away from his home in Pekin la...
Sep 23, 2017
National Weather Service: Despite autumn heat wave, don’t bet on mild winter
Meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Lincoln said the current heat wave does not mean we’ll have a mild winter. (Photo courtesy Facebook/U.S. National Weather Service Central Illino...
Sep 22, 2017
