Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Postal worker from Pontiac identified as man killed Monday traffic crash in Bloomington
Per state statute, toxicology tests are pending. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – A 36-year-old U.S. Postal Service worker was identified as the person killed in a two-vehicle crash Mond...
Aug 08, 2023
Normal council moving forward with new housing and Uptown South plans
After approving the agreements for Archer Apartments, Council approved to adopt the Uptown South Master Plan. This adoption does not codify the plan. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – At Monda...
Aug 08, 2023
Bloomington Police investigating fatal crash
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD NewsBLOOMINGTON – One man is dead after a two-vehicle crash near Ashley Drive and Beich Road on Monday.According to a B...
Aug 07, 2023
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
