Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
One dead after Tazewell County crash
This incident remains under investigation by the Tazewell County Sheriff's and Coroner's Offices. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By WMBD-TVPEKIN – Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley reported t...
Mar 18, 2024
Normal Police Assistant Chief graduates from FBI National Academy
Assistant Chief Shane Hackman. (Photo courtesy: Normal Police/Facebook) By Blake Haas NORMAL – One of the top cops at the Normal Police Department now has the backing of the Federal Bureau of In...
Mar 15, 2024
Gov. Pritzker announces plans to rebuild two Illinois prisons
Money for the projects is already part of his 2025 budget, he said. Statesville opened in 1925 while Logan opened in 1978, according to the IDOC website. (WJBC File Photo)During a news conference in C...
Mar 15, 2024
Tazewell County asking voters for permission to install new monument
Created during the Civil War, just over 3,500 soldiers, sailors and airmen have received the Medal of Honor in defense of the nation. The highest number of any war came during the Civil War. (WJBC Fil...
Mar 15, 2024
IDOT workers find missing Springfield woman dead next to I-55 on-ramp
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Illinois State Police/File) By Blake Haas SPRINGFIELD – A missing Springfield woman is the person found dead next to Interstate 55 in Sprin...
Mar 14, 2024
State Farm names new CEO to replace retiring CEO Tipsord
State Farm Mutual Board of Directors selected Illinois State University graduate Jon Farney as the company’s next CEO. (Photo courtesy: State Farm) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – For the firs...
Mar 14, 2024
Illinois Community Colleges reporting enrollment up for spring semester
Other findings in the Spring 2024 enrollment report show that 36 community colleges saw an increase in enrollment, and 12 colleges had a decrease. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD R...
Mar 14, 2024
All Illinois early childhood services would consolidate into a new department under proposed bill
Illinois Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Backers of a plan to consolidate early childhood services into one new state agency lai...
Mar 14, 2024
Some Illinois Republicans say out-migration is due to high property taxes
One Republican, State Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford), says the state would have a million more people if it grew at the same rates as Indiana, Missouri, and Wisconsin. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSP...
Mar 14, 2024
Gov. Pritzker urges lawmakers to pass Healthcare Protection Bill
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker says a new health care bill, announced during the State of the State message, will give Illinoisans an adva...
Mar 14, 2024
