Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
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
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association out with 2024 legislative priorities
Illinois Manufacturer Association President and CEO Mark Denzler. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Illinois' greatest assets, Mark Denzler says, are its people and its high...
Feb 07, 2024
Annual two-day St. Jude Radiothon kicks off Thursday
To become a Partner-in-Hope, call 1-800-374-4995. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – The annual St. Jude radiothon kicks off Thursday with WJBC and Radio Bloomington to help...
Feb 07, 2024
New bill in Springfield makes mishandling corpse a felony
The new bill stems from a case in in a central Illinois funeral home. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The allegations of mishandling dozens of corpses at the Heinz Funeral...
Feb 06, 2024
