Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Multiple injuries in I-55 SUV wreck near Funks Grove
An SUV rolled over on I-55 near Funks Grove on Tuesday. (Photo by Katie Crow)By Howard PackowitzFUNKS GROVE – Seven people were hurt when the sport utility vehicle they were in flipped in the so...
Jul 11, 2017
Bloomington social justice rally highlights health care
(File photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – As Republicans in Congress look to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, several people in Bloomington-Normal ...
Jul 11, 2017
Treasurer urges Gov. Rauner to champion budget, tax hikes he vetoed
After Democrats and some Republicans voted to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of the state budget, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said Rauner needs to embrace the change. (WJBC file photo) By G...
Jul 11, 2017
McLean County judge keeps bond for two murder defendants
Christine Roush and Matthew Isbell are charged with murder in the death of Teresa Poehlman. (Photos courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A judge has kept bond intact for two ...
Jul 11, 2017
Bloomington council backs Washington St. bike lanes
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Bike BloNo) By Howard Packowitz After weeks of public hearings, the Bloomington City Council unanimously agreed Monday night to amend the city’s master pla...
Jul 11, 2017
Normal rebooting “All About Normal” Citizens Academy
The “All About Normal” Citizen Academy will give resident a behind-the-scenes look at town government. (WJBC) By Sam Wood NORMAL – The town of Normal is reviving a program tha...
Jul 10, 2017
Prosecutors seek admission of statements in Zimmerman murder trial
Kirk Zimmerman is accused of killing his wife in 2014. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – The prosecution in the Kirk Zimmerman murder trial wants about 40 alleg...
Jul 10, 2017
Illinois Farm Bureau fights tax cut rollback
In the course of overhauling the federal tax code, Republicans in Congress may take away a key write-off that will raise taxes for farmers across the nation. (WJBC file photo) By Cole Lauterbach/Illin...
Jul 08, 2017
Alleged accomplice said he watched woman stab her mother to death in Funks Grove
Matthew Isbell of Marquette Heights is one of two people charged with murdering Teresa Poehlman of East Peoria. Her body was discovered last Sunday in Funks Grove. (McLean County Sheriff’...
Jul 08, 2017
Study shows corn has more economic value as food rather than biofuel
According to a new study, corn’s economic value as food outweighs its value as biofuel. (WJBC File Photo) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network URBANA-CHAMPAIGN – In the first study of...
Jul 08, 2017
