Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Text to 9-1-1 comes to Tazewell County
Anyone needing to contact the dispatch center is asked to talk if possible. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By 25 News TAZEWELL COUNTY – People in Tazewell County now have the option of sending a ...
Jan 04, 2023
Washington State University professor reacts to the murder of four students 12 miles from campus
Matt Loveless, a Assistant Professor at Washington State University visited the afternoon show. (Photo courtesy: Matt Loveless/Twitter)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – A 28-year-old Pennsylvania man i...
Jan 03, 2023
1 person injured as fog causes McLean County crash
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By 25 News BLOOMINGTON – Poor visibility due to fog led to a single-vehicle crash Monday morning in eastern McLean County tha...
Jan 02, 2023
Illinois Attorney General taking some online sellers to court
Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If we're talking about fake product reviews, the Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says, "Zero Stars...
Jan 02, 2023 Illinois Attorney General Raoul. (Photo courtesy: File)
Gas prices are on the rise at the start of the new year
Prices at the pump are on the rise. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – At the start of the new year, prices at the pump are rising.According to GasBuddy, prices across the ...
Jan 02, 2023
Illinois attorney general plans to appeal last week’s decision on no-cash-bail law
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The attorney general - without going into specifics as to why he thinks the judge in Kankakee was wrong to declar...
Jan 02, 2023
Enjoy Illinois will be part of the Rose Parade
For the first time, Enjoy Illinois is entering a float in the Rose Parade. (Graphic: Illinois Office of Tourism)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – People who watch the Tournament of Roses parade Jan. 2 &...
Dec 29, 2022
Kankakee judge rules the state’s planned elimination of cash bail is unconstitutional
State Sen. Robert Peters (D-Chicago), chief sponsor of the no-cash-bail portion of the Safe-T Act, said the judge is acting very politically and issuing a ruling which will not hold up. (Dave Dahl/WJB...
Dec 29, 2022
Students out after pipe bursts at IWU, won’t be reimbursed for damage
Water pipe bursts at The Gates, a student apartment complex at IWU.(25 News Now)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – Dozens at students at Illinois Wesleyan University will be relocated for the next semester...
Dec 28, 2022
Former Bloomington surgeon accused of sexual assault takes plea deal
The charges stem from a December 2019 incident where a female patient accused Kink of sexually assaulting her in her home. (Flickr)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – A former orthopedic surgeon in Blooming...
Dec 27, 2022
