Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
‘Business-kind-of-guy’ flattered to join McLean County history makers
2017 history maker inductees Judy Stone, Jeanne and Charles Morris, Jesse Smart, and Craig Hart. By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s Museum of History honored their lates...
Jun 15, 2017
Illinois congressional office had multiple contacts with gunman
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost said his office had multiple contacts with the gunman in Wednesday’s northern Virginia shooing. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mike Bost) By RFD Radio/WFMB MURPHSYBORO – Perh...
Jun 15, 2017
Man from Normal admits to drunk driving in fatal crash
Lance Pitsch, 28, of Normal will be sentenced in August. (Photo courtesy Matty Ring/flickr) By Eric Stock TAYLORVILLE – A drunk driver from Normal has admitted to being behind the wheel in a cra...
Jun 15, 2017
Planning commissioners endorse Washington Street bike lanes
After a public hearing at City Hall, Bloomington Planning Commissioners backed plans for bike lanes on Washington St. By Howard Packowitz A plan to add bike lanes to one of Bloomington&#...
Jun 15, 2017
Arrest made in PNC Bank Robbery
PNC bank robbery suspect Zachary Finchum. (Photo courtesy of Bloomington Police.) By Nick McClintock BLOOMINGTON- A man is in custody after allegedly robbing a bank in Bloomington. Zachary Finc...
Jun 14, 2017
Congressmen offer prayers after colleague, officers injured in shooting
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis was unhurt in a shooting at a ballfield in Alexandria, Virginia on Wednesday morning. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock ALEXANDRIA, Va. – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis of Taylorvil...
Jun 14, 2017
Durbin lashes out at Trump budget cuts to humanitarian and development assistance
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is slamming proposed cuts in aid to other countries.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin) By RFD Radio WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., grilled Secretary of Stat...
Jun 14, 2017
Appellate court hears case about paying state employees without budget
The AFSCME union says if the courts shut down state government by agreeing with the Illinois Attorney General that workers can't be paid if there's no budget, then the courts should also determine who...
Jun 14, 2017
Proposed Washington St. bike lanes set for Wednesday public hearing
City Public Works Director Jim Karch explains the bike lane proposal to Bloomington resident Karen Arsenault at an open house Tuesday at the McLean County Museum of History. By Howard Packo...
Jun 13, 2017
Bistro pays tribute to Pulse Nightclub victims on anniversary
More than 100 patrons came out to the Bistro on Monday Evening to remember those lost in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. (Photo Courtesy Nick McClintock, WJBC) By Nick McClintock BLOOMINGTON-...
Jun 12, 2017
