Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Central Illinois resident scores $1.45M playing Lucky Day Lotto
The winner has one year to claim the top prize. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas PEORIA – A Central Illinois resident is worth more than a million dollars after buying a jackpot-winning...
Feb 12, 2024
IDOT encouraging driving safety after the Big Game
Anyone attending a party is encouraged to designate a sober driver ahead of time or be prepared to take a cab or use a ride-sharing service. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – The I...
Feb 09, 2024
Teenager suffers non-life threatening injuries from shooting Thursday
Police on the scene provided assistance and placed a tourniquet before additional help could arrive. (WJBC File Photo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are conducting an investigatio...
Feb 09, 2024
McLean County convicted killer loses bid for retrial in 1980’s murder
For now, Barton McNeil remains behind bars at a medium-security prison in Pickneyville, Illinois. (Photo courtesy: Illinois Department of Corrections) By Blake HaasMCLEAN COUNTY – A McLean Count...
Feb 09, 2024
Capitol Briefs: IDOT workers authorize strike; attorney general warns of AI election scams
(Illustration by Capitol News Illinois)By ANDREW ADAMS & JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Several Teamsters unions representing thousands of state highway workers...
Feb 09, 2024
Study shows Illinois students have made a full recovery since the pandemic in English and language arts
Illinois State Board of Education superintendent Tony Sanders. (X/Tony Sanders)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The state school superintendent has reason to brag a little.Tony Sanders says a Harvard &...
Feb 09, 2024
Illinois Senate Republicans tired of tax dollars going to free health care for immigrants
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Hundreds of millions of dollars for health care for undocumented immigrants in Illinois is not only out of control, ...
Feb 09, 2024
McLean County Salvation Army celebrates Red Kettle campaign
Salvation Army Development Director Deborah Cole and WJBC’s Scott Miller presented awards Thursday night. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TV and WJBC News StaffBLOOMINGTON – It was a joyous atmos...
Feb 09, 2024
Bellflower man dead after early morning fire
The fire remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BELLFLOWER – A 42-year-old Bellflower man died in a home fire earlier this week.Authorities responded to the home ...
Feb 08, 2024 (Photo courtesy: File)
Gov. Pritzker announces grant money for Historic Route 66
In Illinois, Route 66 is 300 miles long and one of the most famous roads in America. (Photo Courtesy of Rhys Martin via National Park Service)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Gov. JB Pritzker and the Ill...
Feb 08, 2024
