Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
City of Bloomington announces new Publics Work Director
Mose Rickey. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington) By Blake Haas BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason announced hiring Mose Rickey as the new Public Works Director.Rickey previousl...
Sep 18, 2023
Southern Illinois company will supply combat boots to the U.S. Army
U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Springfield). (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When soldiers put their boots on the ground ... those boots will soon be coming from Illinois.The Belleville...
Sep 18, 2023
Town of Normal celebrates 125 years of Fell Park
Fell Park is the Town's oldest public park. Jesse Fell donated the land to the Town for public use in the late 1880s. (Scott Miller/WJBC)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Community members and town leaders cam...
Sep 18, 2023
Sorensen, LaHood discuss budget, potential government shutdown
LaHood stressed the budget must be fiscally responsible, as the federal debt currently stands at a whopping $32 trillion, of which $7 trillion is COVID-19-related. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVPEORIA &#...
Sep 15, 2023 (Photo courtesy: File)
Illinois’ second-in-command return from Japan
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A delegation led by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is back from Japan, and she believes the trade mission met its goal."We are ho...
Sep 15, 2023
Updated 2023 crop yield forecast
The forecast would show Illinois again Number One in soybeans and Number Two (behind Iowa) in corn. (Photo courtesy USDA)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The updated harvest forecast shows 198 bushels ...
Sep 14, 2023
Bloomington police expands Community Crime Map
Community members may also sign up for daily, weekly, or monthly email alerts about crimes happening within a certain distance of an address such as a home, workplace, or school. (WJBC file photo)By W...
Sep 14, 2023
Illinois State partners with search firm for next University president
The Board will hold an open search and encourages stakeholder participation throughout the process. (Facebook/Illinois State University)By Jake FogalNORMAL – The Board of Trustees at Illinois St...
Sep 13, 2023
Giannoulias testifies during Senate hearing on book banning
Hearings to examine book bans, focusing on how censorship limits liberty and literature. (Official U.S. Senate photo by John Shinkle)By Dave DahlWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee chair U.S...
Sep 13, 2023
Former OSF resident indicted on 56 counts of unauthorized videotaping in bathroom
Chang is no longer employed at the hospital. (Photo courtesy; WJBC/File) By WMBD News PEORIA – A former neurosurgery resident at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center has been indicted on ...
Sep 12, 2023
