Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois farmers are closer to completing the harvest
Corn harvested reached 55 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 46 percent. (WJBC file photo) By USDA(Weekly Progress Report)There were 4.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending Oct...
Oct 13, 2021
Beer Nuts moving salty snacks online; shuttering company store
The factory store has been closed since last March. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Due to the pandemic, Beer Nuts will not reopen their company store but move the salty s...
Oct 12, 2021
Two Central Illinoisans arrested after high-speed chase in McLean County
Authorities report Nathan Rich, allegedly led police on a high-speed chase. (Photo courtesy: LeRoy Police) By Blake HaasLEROY – Two people from Central Illinois face charges after a high-speed c...
Oct 12, 2021
ISU celebrating 100 years of homecoming
Other information about events throughout the week can be found here. (Twitter/Illinois State University Homecoming)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – Illinois State University is celebrating 100 years of ho...
Oct 12, 2021
Decades-old unsolved murder weighs heavily on Bloomington’s new police chief
Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington. (Photo courtesy HOI ABC) By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington's new police chief revealed more about his background Monday while speaking publicly for th...
Oct 12, 2021
Uptown Normal road closures for Sugar Creek Arts Festival
The Sugar Creek Arts Festival runs this Saturday and Sunday from 9am-4pm. (Courtesy Town of Normal)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – The Sugar Creek Arts Festival is this Saturday and Sunday in Uptown Norma...
Oct 07, 2021
Congressional redistricting coming up in Illinois
Jay Young, Illinois director for Common Cause. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Leaders of the national watchdog group Common Cause got a taste of how Illinois does redistricting, and t...
Oct 07, 2021
Republican state senators want to get tough on crime
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) spoke during a Zoom news conference Wednesday. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Republicans say it's far past time for Il...
Oct 07, 2021
Chamber CEO: Still plenty of job openings locally
McLean County Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Charlie Moore. (Facebook/McLean County Chamber of Commerce)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Chamber of Commerce has hosted two job...
Oct 07, 2021
MCHD reports another COVID-related death, 303 new cases over the past week
McLean County added 56 new cases of the virus, according to the health department. (Graphic courtesy McLean County Health Department)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – Another McLean County resident has...
Oct 06, 2021
