Category Archives: Local News
IRMA President: ‘not just businesses which will be affected’ with pay hike
The state’s minimum wage will go from From $8.25 an hour to $9.25 New Year's Day. (Photo courtesy: Flickr) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – One of the New Laws in the New Year will have some wor...
Dec 19, 2019
Illinois’ congressional delegation along party lines on impeachment
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) said he has not seen anything that rises to what he called the “nuclear option” of impeachment. (Facebook/Darin LaHood) By Illinois Radio Network/G...
Dec 19, 2019
McLean County jury finds Brestan guilty of murder
Kyle Brestan, of Bloomington. (Photo McLean County Jail) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A McLean County jury has found a Bloomington man guilty of murder in the 2017 death of Shannon Hastings.T...
Dec 18, 2019
Gleason: Discussion will continue concerning onsite cannabis consumption
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason spoke Wednesday with WJBC’s Scott Miller. (Scott Miller/WJBC) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A leader in Bloomington thinks the discussion surrounding...
Dec 18, 2019
Report: Illinois’ transparency on economic subsidies gets a middling grade
Jeff Cox, Illinois Department of Agriculture bureau chief of medicinal plants, said new rules in the years ahead from the U.S. Department of Agriculture could include ensuring losses from crops that h...
Dec 18, 2019
Illinois Comptroller: ‘the future of our country is at stake’ when it comes to impeaching President Trump
Mendoza voted to impeach former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2009. (Photo courtesy: Youtube)(Photo courtesy YouTube)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – One voice for impeachment comes from the office of ... th...
Dec 18, 2019
Group looks for substantive plans from Illinois ethics reforms commission
Center for Illinois Politics Board Chairwoman Susan Garrett, who is a former state lawmaker, said nine out of ten bills on ethics go nowhere. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRING...
Dec 18, 2019
BPD probing theft of iPhones over $26,000
The suspects are described as a black male (in the multi-colored coat) and two black females, all between the ages of 20 and 30, according to Bloomington Police. (Photo Bloomington Police Department)&...
Dec 17, 2019
DeWitt County native killed in motorcycle crash
Blake Newman was riding his motorcycle Monday night and lost control, according to authorities. (WJBC File Photo) By Neil Doyle PHOENIX – An Arizona police officer and native of DeWitt Co...
Dec 17, 2019
Gov. Pritzker: ‘Early childhood education is the most important thing’
Gov. Pritzker has also appointed 29 people to a new "Illinois Commission on Equitable Early Childhood Education and Care Funding." (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Early ch...
Dec 17, 2019
