Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

BHS Student pleads guilty to weapons charge
Johnson's sentencing is June 7. He is being charged as an adult. (WJBC File Photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON (Heart of Illinois ABC) -A Bloomington High School student has pleaded guilty to unlawful use of...
Syndicated Author Apr 12, 2022

Bloomington Police respond to late-night fatal shooting
Police say they are still investigating and have not released any suspect information. (WJBC file photo) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Police say a man was shot and killed Friday night in what is bein...
Syndicated Author Apr 11, 2022

Illinois General Assembly pulled an all nighter to get the budget together
House Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Some things about the last day of session were new – adjourning in April, not May, for one. Not ne...
Syndicated Author Apr 11, 2022

Louisana man arrested in Bloomington for domestic violence & unlawful restraint
Bloomington Police say Louis G. Wiggins, 37 was arrested after reports of a man punching a woman inside of a store during an argument at around 11:30 p.m., Thursday, April 7, in the 1400 block of West...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2022

ISU starts ‘contingency planning’ after union workers file 10-day intent to strike notice
Another bargaining session is scheduled for Friday. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC)By HOI ABCNORMAL – Illinois State University says the union's filing of a 10-day intent to strike notice is a "disappo...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2022

Illinois Republicans react to budget plan
Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Once Gov. Pritzker, House Speaker Chris Welch (D-Hillside), and Senate President Don Harmon (D-...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2022

Governor announces budget deal which will face a vote Friday
Joining Pritzker at the news conference - called with fifteen minutes' notice - were Senate President Don Harmon (pictured, left) (D-Oak Park) and House Speaker Chris Welch (pictured, right) (D-Hillsi...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2022
Aaron Rossi pleads not guilty to tax fraud charges
Aaron Rossi (right) appeared in court on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC PEORIA – Reditus CEO Aaron Rossi has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of tax fraud.The ...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2022

Bloomington man finds out he’s a victim of ‘fertility fraud’
Illinois may get its own law addressing "fertility fraud" – when, for example, a doctor inseminates a patient with his own sperm. (Photo courtesy: Shutterstock) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – ...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2022

City of Bloomington Parks and Rec Summer registration begins April 13
The City of Bloomington's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts department will have Summer Registration open for Bloomington residents beginning April 13th beginning at 5:00 AM. (Bloomington Parks and ...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2022