Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Sandage: DUI arrest increase a good thing
McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – McLean County has seen a 48 percent increase in DUI arrests so far this year.County Sheriff Jon Sandage told W...
Nov 01, 2016
Illinois Supreme Court’s new chief justice not expected to make waves
Lloyd Karmeier takes over as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court today. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – There’s a new chief justice of the Illinois Supreme ...
Nov 01, 2016
UPDATED: Bloomington Police release images from convenience store robbery
Bloomington Police have released still images from the armed robbery of the Circle K at 515 S. Clinton St. on Tuesday. (Photos courtesy Bloomington Police)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Police have ...
Nov 01, 2016
Animal activists snapping up bobcat licenses to decrease hunting volume
A number of people that applied for bobcat hunting licenses in Illinois have no intention of ever putting it to use. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Don DeBold)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFI...
Nov 01, 2016
One man dead after motorcycle wreck in Normal
(Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – A 28-year-old man from Normal is dead after a motorcycle crash in Normal early Sunday morning. The Normal Police Department re...
Oct 31, 2016
Woman arrested after early morning shooting
By Nick McClintockBLOOMINGTON- Bloomington Police have made an arrest after an early morning shooting at the Hilltop Mobile Home Park.Acoording to BPD, officers responded around 1:30 Monday morning to...
Oct 31, 2016
Illinois small businesses anxiously brace for new overtime pay threshold to kick in
The U.S. Department of Labor has raised the amount of pay under which salaried employees must receive overtime. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Small...
Oct 31, 2016
Late buses causing some Unit 5 students to fall behind
Late buses have been an issue in Unit 5 since school began this year. (Photo courtesy Flickr/flequi) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – More than 100 students at Unit 5’s high schools have been i...
Oct 31, 2016
OTB returns to Bloomington-Normal
Hawthorne Race Course plans to reopen the former All Seasons OTB on Saturday. (Photo by Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – A horseracing company is betting on Bloomington-Normal. The ...
Oct 31, 2016
Sign up for Christmas assistance through the Salvation Army
The Salvation Army will be taking sign-ups for Toys for Tots. (Flickr/Moyan Brenn) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Sign-up for Toys for Tots and holiday food baskets take place next week. Salvation...
Oct 30, 2016
