Category Archives: Politics
District 87 board moves to calm immigration fears, ratifies teachers union contract
Three Bloomington Junior High School teachers addressed the District 87 School Board Wednesday night about students’ fears amid a volatile immigration debate.(Photo by WJBC’s Howard ...
Sep 14, 2017
ISU professor: Sorensen sentence may have sent wrong message
Matt Sorensen has been convicted on one count of wire fraud and sentenced to one year in federal prison. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Comments from the federal judge who...
Sep 13, 2017
Mayor pro tem expects to know soon plans for Renner’s return
Alderwoman Karen Schmidt has served as mayor pro tem during Mayor Tari Renner’s medical leave of absence (Photo courtesy City of Bloomington) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Bl...
Sep 11, 2017
Biss drops running mate
Democratic candidate for governor Daniel Biss visited with students at Normal Community High School in April. (Photo by WMBD-TV)By Morgan McHugh/WMBD-TVPEORIA – The Daniel Biss campaign for gove...
Sep 07, 2017
New downtown library proposal likely to test council woman’s persuasion skills
Downtown Task Force members Justin Boyd and Amelia Buragas promoted their downtown library plan with WJBC’s Sam Wood on Wednesday. (Photo by WJBC’s Howard Packowitz.) By Howard ...
Sep 07, 2017
Illinois Attorney General joins lawsuit to keep Dreamers in U.S.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is among 15 Attorneys General suing the Trump Administration over DACA. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Lisa Madigan) By Howard PackowitzSPRINGFIELD – ...
Sep 06, 2017
Rauner pardons ex-ISU student in decades-old forgery case so he can own a gun to go hunting
Gov. Bruce Rauner pardoned ex-ISU student Brandon O’Neal in a 1991 forgery case. O’Neal asked for the pardon so he can own a gun and hunt with his family.(Photo courtesy YouTube/Rebo...
Sep 01, 2017
Rauner lauds school funding deal during BHS visit
Gov. Bruce Rauner, at BHS Thursday, praised the school funding bill he signed into law, believing it’s a fairer way to fund education. (File Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Howard Packowi...
Aug 31, 2017
Pritzker receives Bloomington labor endorsement
J.B. Pritzker is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor. (Photo Facebook/JB Pritzker for Governor)By Sam WoodBLOOMINGTON – Democratic gubernatorial candidate JB Pritzker secured a key la...
Aug 31, 2017
Lawmakers send school funding bill to governor; Brady officially named GOP Senate Leader
State Sen. Brady says lawmakers came together in order to pass school funding. (WJBC file photo)By Howard Packowitz and Sean CopelandSPRINGFIELD – A memorable day in Springfield as lawmakers fin...
Aug 29, 2017
