Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Safe places provide help for troubled youth
Safe places have been set up at police stations, fire stations, and all Connect Transit buses. (Courtesy Project Oz)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Homeless and hurting youth in Bloomington-Normal h...
Nov 20, 2016
Bloomington-Normal meets solar challenge
Paul and Kathy Packard of Normal are two participants in the Solar Bloomington-Normal challenge. (Photo courtesy Ecology Action Center) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-Normal is up to th...
Nov 20, 2016
Unit 5 examining possible redistricting
Unit 5 has overcrowding issues at two of its schools. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Unit 5 is considering the possibility of doing some redistricting. The Board of Education deci...
Nov 20, 2016
Zobrist to get hometown celebration
Eureka will celebrate hometown hero Ben Zobrist. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Arturo Pardavila III) By Terry James EUREKA – The most valuable player in the 2016 World series is returning home to Eurek...
Nov 19, 2016
Patrons accept new coliseum safety measures
It’s safety first at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum. (WJBC file photo) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Concert attendees at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum are getting used to new procedures that were...
Nov 19, 2016
Bloomington intersection makeover studied
A busy western Bloomington intersection with an odd alignment could be getting a make-over.(Courtesy Google Maps) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – A busy western Bloomington intersection with an o...
Nov 19, 2016
Home Sweet Home reaches turkey goal
Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington will be distributing turkeys on Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Nov. 21 from 2 to 6 p.m. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Terry JamesA warm Thanksgiving meal w...
Nov 18, 2016
Bloomington man charged with parent’s deaths found fit for trial
Brian Petersen. (Pool photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – A man accused of stabbing and killing his parents earlier this year has been found fit to stand trial, for now.Brian Petersen, of Bloo...
Nov 18, 2016
Farm Bill forum scheduled in Normal
The Illinois Farm Bureau is sponsoring Farm Bill forums across Illinois. (Photo by USDA/flickr) By RFD Radio BLOOMINGTON – The U.S. House Agriculture Committee concluded a round of hearings exam...
Nov 18, 2016
Rauner wants 40-hour week, merit pay in new AFSCME contract
Gov. Bruce Rauner saidhis plan will save Illinois $3 billion over four years. (Photo by Illinois Radio Network) By RFD Radio/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The Rauner administration is wasting little time r...
Nov 18, 2016
