Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Duckworth: Jobs and technology must stay here
Democratic challenger for U,.S. Senate Tammy Duckworth says the exodus of jobs hurts in many ways. (WJBC) file photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – Keeping and developing jobs is vital to preve...
Nov 04, 2016
Traffic slowed on I-55 by vehicle fire
Traffic is snarled in both directions of I-55 & 74 due to a truck fire. (WJBC photo/Scott McCoy) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Fire crews from Normal, Bloomington and Towanda battled a fire to a la...
Nov 04, 2016
Children’s Home and Aid to expand preschool programs
Children’s Home and Aid serves more than 3,000 children and families each year. (Photo courtesy Children’s Home and Aid) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – More at-risk children will be abl...
Nov 04, 2016
Rauner declares Friday “World Champion Cubs Day”
Gov. Bruce Rauner and First Lady Diana Rauner sang “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during a Chicago Cubs’ playoff game at Wrigley Field. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner)By RFD Ra...
Nov 04, 2016
Former Zobrist coach calls World Series MVP ‘wonderful person’
Ben Zobrist signed with the Cubs in December 2015. (Photo courtesy Flickr/ Arturo Pardavila III)By Adam StudzinskiEUREKA – Now World Series MVP Ben Zobrist never forgot where he came from, accor...
Nov 03, 2016
Bloomington screen-printing business produces Cubs’ World Series shirts
Minerva Promotions in Bloomington produced 6,000 Cubs World Champion t-shirts overnight. (Photo courtesy Minerva Promotions)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – While many Chicago Cubs fans were partying ...
Nov 03, 2016
UPDATED: CIRA re-opens after evacuation due to questionable package
Central Illinois Regional Airport was evacuated on Thursday morning as a precautionary measure. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – The terminal building at Central Illinois ...
Nov 03, 2016
Home Sweet Home turkey drive reaches 75 percent of goal
Mike Hoffman (right) of Midwest Food Bank and Matt Burgess of Home Sweet Home Ministries display Thanksgiving food as a launch to their Give Thanks campaign. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Greg Halblei...
Nov 03, 2016
Cubs’ World Series title offers pre-election diversion
State Sen. Jason Barickman said the Cubs’ World Series win serves as a pleasant diversion for Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Jason Barickman) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Sure he’...
Nov 03, 2016
Unit 5 superintendent not relaxing after reaching deal with First Student
Unit 5 Superintendent Mark Daniel. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Unit 5 Superintendent Mark Daniel is not quite ready to relax after drawing up a deal to continue the contract...
Nov 02, 2016
