Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Pekin man dead after single vehicle crash
This incident remains under investigation by the Tazewell County Sheriff's and Coroner's Offices. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr)By WMBD-TVPEKIN – Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said that a P...
Feb 28, 2024
Killing of a Bloomington man was ‘personal,’ according to court testimony
The trial could last a week. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD MCLEAN COUNTY – Kiejoun Watts was looking to buy a gun from the man who is accused of killing him last winter.The alleged killer,...
Feb 27, 2024
A 15-year old teenager faces charges in connection to a shooting in early February
The teenager remains behind bars at the McLean County Juvenile Detention Facility. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – A 15-year-old teenager stands accused of playing a rol...
Feb 27, 2024
Lincoln Mayor shooting down rumors regarding migrants housed at Lincoln College
The college campus remains empty and managed by administration and the Board of Trustees. (Photo courtesy: Lincoln College/File) By Blake Haas LINCOLN – Lincoln’s top elected official want...
Feb 27, 2024
Bloomington apartment fire displaces several residents
Bloomington fire crews were called Monday around 8:40 p.m. to 1311 N. Hershey Road for a report of an apartment fire. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Fire Department)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Emerg...
Feb 27, 2024
Normal West High School teacher being nationally recognized
April Schermann received the award for "Computer Science Teacher of the Year" by Project Lead the Way. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – One teacher from Normal Community West High Scho...
Feb 27, 2024
Gov. Pritzker uses opening of Chicago birthing center to discuss scourge of America
Gov. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker used the opening of a South Side Chicago birthing center Monday to speak up about a scourge of America...
Feb 26, 2024
NAACP holds its voting empowerment workshop
The NAACP was founded in 1909 and is the world's largest and oldest civil rights organization in the world. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington-Normal NAACP was empowering v...
Feb 26, 2024
Hundreds come out to Miller Park for the 25th annual Polar Plunge
By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Hundreds of people took the plunge into the frigid waters of Miller Park Lake in Bloomington."As the lead up it was like 700 plungers, then it was 800, I show up today an...
Feb 26, 2024
Severe storms could impact Central Illinois on Tuesday
Factor in a strong jet stream overhead and a strong cold front pushing in from the west, you've got all the ingredients in place for severe storms. (Photo McLean County Emergency Management Agency/Fac...
Feb 26, 2024
