Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois State Fair preview
Illinois Department of Agriculture director Jerry Costello. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – This year's Illinois State Fair, which steps off next Thursday, is about what's new."The Mul...
Aug 04, 2023
Bloomington-Normal native donates 14 tons of sweet corn to Midwest Food Bank
The Midwest Food Bank in Normal received over 14 tons of sweet corn on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: Midwest Food Bank) By Blake Haas NORMAL – Nothing is sweeter than giving back to the community &...
Aug 03, 2023
Normal police issues 138 traffic citations during Speed Awareness Month
The police department's extra enforcement detail ran from July 6 to July 31. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Officers with the Normal Police Department spent over 108 hours during Speed Awar...
Aug 03, 2023
Normal PD adding to their community outreach with ‘Pop with a Cop’
Officer Darien Bachman came up with the idea as a relatively easy and inexpensive way to interact with the community. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Officers from Normal Police Depar...
Aug 03, 2023
Illinois auctioning off forgotten valuables at State Fair
The Illinois State Fair get’s underway in the middle of August. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Valuables left behind – mostly in forgotten safe-deposit boxes ...
Aug 02, 2023
Chicago church now a national monument
State officials gathered Tuesday at a ceremony naming the church where Emmett Till lay in an open casket a national monument. (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker)By Dave DahlCHICAGO – "Without that op...
Aug 02, 2023
Victim of Sunday afternoon crash in rural Morton identified
The accident occurred Sunday afternoon near East Jefferson Street in rural Morton. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVMORTON – The Tazewell County Coroner's office has released the name of the man kille...
Aug 02, 2023
Illinois State Police to allow online reporting for single-vehicle, non injury crashes
Such a report can only be done if the incident involves a single vehicle with no injuries. (Facebook/Illinois State Police)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – To reduce the time people have to wait along th...
Aug 01, 2023
Slight improvement in Illinois corn and soybeans this past week
Soybeans blooming reached 89 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 76 percent. Soybeans setting pods reached 59 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 46 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRI...
Aug 01, 2023
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg makes a stop in Champaign
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stopped in Champaign Monday morning. (Photo courtesy: Pete Buttigieg/Facebook) By Dave Dahl CHAMPAIGN – It's been said, "all politics is local." To h...
Jul 31, 2023
