Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington-Normal jobless rate drops to lowest in Illinois
Bloomington-Normal added 1,100 non-farm jobs in 2017. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – Bloomington-Normal ended 2017 with the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 3.8 perce...
Jan 26, 2018
Superintendent accepts blame as District 87 runs up hefty tab at Chicago conference
District 87 school board members and some administrators spent about $18,000 attending November’s Illinois Association of School Board’s annual convention in Chicago. Included in that amou...
Jan 26, 2018
Flu in Illinois leveling off, not going away
The Illinois Department of Public Health continues to recommend people get their flu shot even as there seems to be a lull in flu cases.(Flickr/USACEEuropeDis) By Illinois Radio Network and Howar...
Jan 25, 2018
BPD seeks public’s help to find out who damaged Abe Lincoln’s bench
Bloomington Police are seeking tips from the public to find out who vandalized the Abraham Lincoln bench statue outside the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center at the McLean County Museu...
Jan 25, 2018
Bloomington woman charged with murder for December stabbing
A grand jury indicted Brittney Mikesell of Bloomington for murder after a December stabbing that killed her boyfriend, Cullen Hedrick. (McLean County Jail photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – ...
Jan 25, 2018
Police: Search of home in Normal turns up cocaine, distribution materials
Thomas Walker (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – Bloomington Police have arrested a man from Normal on cocaine distribution charges.Police arrested Thomas Walker, 29, af...
Jan 24, 2018
Normal Community juniors raise money for Puerto Rico
Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 933rd Military Police Company prepare to deploy to Puerto Rico in Peoria, Ill., Nov. 3, 2017. The unit sent 154 soldiers to the island in support of th...
Jan 24, 2018
Renner: Connect Transit needs new downtown site, with or without library
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said the city should explore all options for Connect Transit to build a new transfer station downtown. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tari Renner)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON ̵...
Jan 24, 2018
Bloomington town hall focuses on cutting costs for garbage collection
Bloomington Aldermen Diana Hauman and Jamie Mathy hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday night at the Breckenridge Clubhouse on the city’s far southeast side.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By...
Jan 24, 2018
Bloomington council ponders pros and cons of privatizing garbage collection
Bloomington aldermen are considering several options to reduce costs of garbage pick up, including significantly cutting back on bulk waste collection. (WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON ...
Jan 23, 2018
