Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
One dead after Wednesday night accident in Tazewell County
Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley will release more information on Friday. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABC and Blake HaasTAZEWELL COUNTY – A person is dead after a crash v...
Sep 16, 2021
ALPLM unveils desk then President-elect Lincoln write First Inaugural address
Christian McWhirter, the Lincoln historian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, says the desk at which President-elect Lincoln wrote the First Inaugural is now on display at the pre...
Sep 16, 2021
MCHD reports 500 county residents in home isolation; 60 new cases of COVID-19
The McLean County Health Department reported the new cases on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Over 500 McLean county residents are in home isolation, as county he...
Sep 16, 2021
IWU incoming class most diverse in school history; sets record high students from twin-cities
IWU’s incoming class has a average GPA of 3.83. (Photo courtesy: Illinois Wesleyan University)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – Fall enrollment numbers are out, and Illinois Wesleyan University&#...
Sep 14, 2021
Illinois General Assembly rule-making panel frustrated with Illinois State Board of Education
State Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego), co-chair of the Joint Commission on Administrative Rules, discussed the allegation some non-public schools are not being provided due process when they ignore the ...
Sep 14, 2021
After months of delays, the first R1T pickup truck rolls off Rivian’s production line
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe posted photos of the vehicles on social media.(Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Blake HaasNORMAL – The first full-battery electric R1T truck from Rivian Automotive...
Sep 14, 2021
Illinois crops are into the harvest
One percent of corn acres have been harvested, compared to the five-year average of three percent. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 5.7 days suitable for field work d...
Sep 14, 2021
Unit 5 sees highest weekly COVID totals since classes started
Unit 5 is McLean County’s largest school district. (Facebook/McLean County U5)By Neil Doyle and HOI ABCNORMAL – Unit 5 is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases and quarantines.According to ...
Sep 14, 2021
MCHD adds vaccine clinics at Grossinger Motors Arena
The first vaccine clinic will be this Thursday from 10am-3pm at Grossinger Motors Arena in Downtown Bloomington. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON -After shutting down the mass vaccination sit...
Sep 14, 2021
Bloomington council extends city’s utility shutoff ban to October 1, also back higher cost for O’Neil Park upgrades
Council member Tom Crumpler initially suggested the city should "err on the side of generosity" and grant an even longer extension. (WJBC file photo)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington's ban on ...
Sep 14, 2021
