From quality of life to safety, Normal residents have shared how they feel about their community.… MORE
Category Archives: WJBC’s Top Stories
McLean County voters to decide on whether to eliminate the auditor position
The fate of the McLean County Auditor’s position is in the hands of voters come election day.… MORE
Free Narcan dispenser installed at McLean County Health Department
The McLean County Health Department has installed a dispensing unit that makes free boxes of Narcan easily accessible to the public.… MORE
Normal Town Council approves Rivian expansion, tables nuisance ordinance
The Normal Town Council Monday night approved two new facility expansions at Rivian Automotive.… MORE
17th District looms large in tight battle for U.S. House
With less than three weeks remaining before voting ends in the 2024 election, polls have been showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump running virtually neck-and-neck, especially in “battleground” states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.… MORE
Groundbreaking for new air traffic control tower at Peoria’s airport
Elected officials and those were on hand Monday to herald in a new era for the Gen. Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport.… MORE
Springfield Black leader upset after Judge rules to delay accused Sonya Massey murder status hearing
Justice delayed is justice denied. That’s what a Springfield Black leader is saying about the latest move in the Sonya Massey case. … MORE
Tri-Valley Vikings clinch conference championship over Eureka in Week 8
By Jake Fogal EUREKA – A conference title was on the line in Woodford County in Week 8 as the 7-0(5-0) Eureka Hornets hosted the 6-1(5-0) Tri-Valley Vikings. The game began with fireworks as the Vikings pounced on a fumble on the opening kickoff of the contest. Tri-Valley took the lead off of the turnover…… MORE
THANK YOU! WJBC bartending fundraiser collects hundreds for the Salvation Army in Bloomington
The numbers are from WJBC’s celebrity bartender fundraising event at Lil’ Beaver Brewery to help the Salvation Army.… MORE
4 decades after rising to power and nearly 4 years since his fall, former Speaker Madigan goes to trial
On a late October day in Springfield nearly five years ago, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exited a private caucus meeting and strode up to a group of waiting reporters in one of the state Capitol’s vast marble halls. … MORE
Blogs
Labor Day – Expanding voting rights for all
By Mike Matejka Because of COVID, there is no Labor Day Parade this year. It’s always a great event for our everyday workers to march proudly down the street and enjoys the festive crowd. If there had been a parade, this year’s Labor Day theme was to be “150 years of struggle: your right to vote.” …
Is federal mobilization the answer?
By Mike Matejka As President Donald Trump threatens to send federal marshals into Chicago, over the objections of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, recall another Illinois Governor who protested the incursion of armed federal personnel into the city. Those federal troops, rather than calming, escalated the situation, leading to deaths and violence. Illinois poet Vachel Lindsay…
In these troubled times, to my fellow white Americans
By Mike Matejka Our nation is at a unique watershed in human relations. African-Americans have been killed too many times in the past before George Floyd, but the response to this man’s death is international and all-encompassing. I was a grade-schooler during the Civil Rights 1960s. I watched Birmingham demonstrators hosed and the Selma – Montgomery…
Workers’ Memorial Day – Remember those whose job took their life
Looking around our community, when we say employer, most will respond to State Farm, Country, or Illinois State University. We too often forget those who are building our roads, serving our food, or our public employees. COVID-19 has made us more aware of the risk. Going to work every day for some people means…