Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
1 dead after single-car crash in southeast Bloomington
The incident remains under investigation by the coroner’s office and Bloomington Police Department. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Coroner has released the name...
Dec 12, 2022
Brackets released for 2022 State Farm Holiday Classic
By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – The brackets for the 43rd annual State Farm Holiday Classic have been released. Brackets can be viewed and downloaded at www.theclassic.org/brackets/.Seedings were det...
Dec 09, 2022
Federal and state dollars going into carbon-capture trial in Springfield
The University of Illinois' Prairie Research Institute is involved in the $67 million project. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Carbon capture could be a way of the future for utilities...
Dec 09, 2022
Plans for a large luxury housing development in North Normal taking shape
Developers did not give an exact cost for the project, which will be funded with equity and bank financing. (Town of Normal Facebook Page)By 25 NewsNORMAL – It is grassland for now, but there ar...
Dec 08, 2022
Normal advised to keep candidates off the ballot for positions that don’t exist
Friday's electoral board meeting is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. in council chambers. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsNORMAL – The names of three people seeking election to jobs either appointed or ...
Dec 08, 2022
IHSA board selects ISU’s Hancock Stadium as football state final host
Hancock Stadium hosted the inaugural IHSA Football State Finals in 1974 and hosted over 100 IHSA Football State Championship games from 1974 to 1998. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleNORMAL – The I...
Dec 08, 2022
Going green is part of State Farm’s ‘good neighbor’ policy
State Farm says it has entered into an agreement with Constellation to buy 103,000 megawatt hours of energy per year, equal to 74,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually or 16,000 gasoline powere...
Dec 07, 2022
Two families displaced after duplex fire in Bloomington
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Fire Department)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A duplex fire Tuesday afternoon in Bloomi...
Dec 07, 2022
Merger set to increase Morton Community Bank’s presence in the Twin Cities
The acquisition will boost Morton Community Bank's total assets to about $5.75 billion, according to a news release. (Flickr)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – Morton Community Bank is acquiring a Springfi...
Dec 02, 2022
Santa’s Station returns to Uptown Normal this weekend
Up until Christmas Eve, Santa will still have open hours from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday nights and from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. (Uptown Normal)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON ...
Dec 02, 2022
