For a nine-year-old from Grundy County, Evan Simms has been through a lot.
Politics
Mayor Renner won’t veto extended video gaming ban
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner will not veto recent city council action extending the freeze on new video gaming machines in the city to give aldermen more time to examine video gaming’s impact on the community.
Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri State earns MVC berth in NCAA women’s tournament
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National News
Political News
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NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov wants access to government surveillance of him
Schools closed as firefighters continue battling blaze at Texas chemical storage facility
Nashville police are looking for the driver who dragged an officer with his ATV
White House expects to see Mueller findings before they go to Congress
Pentagon sends Congress list of projects that could be cut to pay for Trump’s border wall
Supreme Court declines to take up Georgia death penalty case
Headlines
NYC terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov wants access to government surveillance of him
Schools closed as firefighters continue battling blaze at Texas chemical storage facility
Voices
WJBC Voices: Understanding TIF investments
As we near another local election, understanding what a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district is and its role in economic development seems unclear to many I talk to.
WJBC Voices: JB the CK
Based on the budget, Pritzker ought to change his initials from J.B. (whatever they stand for) to C.K. (Can Kicker).
WJBC Voices: Raising the minimum wage–is it so traumatic?
Newly-elected Governor J.B. Pritzker has promised to raise the Illinois minimum wage.
WJBC Voices: Is Bloomington-Normal segregated?
Despite our efforts to build a unified and accessible community, Bloomington-Normal and central Illinois did not fare well in a recent special report from Governing magazine.