Illinois State University’s governing board will decide Friday whether to award President Larry Dietz a bonus after giving him a glowing performance review.
Local Sports
Redbird football dominates SIU on Homecoming
State golf: Saints, Schrock, Barger take titles
Week 8 football: Bloomington clinches playoff spot, West snaps 2nd place tie in Big Twelve
Politics
Ex-Bloomington City Manager Hales and Joliet officially part ways
The severance package for former Bloomington City Manager David Hales will top $90,000 after he leaves the position he’s held for 11 months as Joliet’s city manager.
Illinois State Redbirds
Redbird football dominates SIU on Homecoming
Illinois State racked up over 400 yards on the ground against Southern Illinois, as the No. 12 Redbirds (5-1, 2-1 MVFC) ran away from the Salukis (1-5, 0-3 MVFC) by a score of 51-3 on a sunny afternoon at Hancock Stadium on Homecoming in front of 11,247 fans.
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Voices
WJBC Voices: Rauner’s Toyota claim a misleading, false promise
On September 27, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner told the Pantagraph that Bloomington-Normal was in serious contention for a Mazda-Toyota auto plant, but the existence of unions and Illinois laws lost the potential jobs to Alabama.
WJBC Voices: “Progressive” has nothing to do with progress
One of the gubernatorial candidates is advocating a progressive income tax as the solution to the state’s economic problems.
WJBC Voices: Celebrating local workers
By Mike Matejka Labor Day is perhaps the most mis-understood holiday in the nation’s calendar. Traditionally viewed as a summer’s end celebration, its real roots are in worker protest, trying to claim and celebrate their role in society. In Bloomington, local unions organize and march together, along with community groups and aspiring politicians, in Monday’s…
WJBC Voices: Staycations
As the days of summer wane, you might be looking for at least one more experience, perhaps even a “bucket list” item to do.