Category Archives: Politics
Thousands of gun owners rally in Springfield
Thousands of gun owners marched in Springfield Wednesday to lobby for gun rights. (Photo from Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day Facebook page) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – An estimated six to e...
Mar 27, 2019
Aldermen OK video gambling fee, business owner calls it “government greed”
Times Past Inn owner Art Donaldson addresses the Bloomington City Council Monday night.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington business owner said ch...
Mar 26, 2019
Local activists rally for stricter gun laws to curb deadly violence
March For Our Lives participants gathered Friday night outside the McLean County Museum of History.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Backers of tou...
Mar 23, 2019
Gleason: Council majority backs gas tax hike, video gaming fee
City Manager Tim Gleason believes a majority of aldermen back a gas tax hike for street repairs, and a fee for each video gaming terminal in Bloomington. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Pack...
Mar 22, 2019
City manager counting council votes on doubling gas tax
Bloomington aldermen are close to making a decision whether to double the local gas tax to pay for street repairs. (Pixabay/IADE-Michoko) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington City Manag...
Mar 19, 2019
Illinois lawmaker proposes employer tax break for organ donors
(Foreground to background) Evan Simms, Megan Craig, State Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – For a nine-year-old from Grundy County, Evan Simms...
Mar 18, 2019
Mayor Renner won’t veto extended video gaming ban
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner won’t veto the city council’s decision to extend until September the temporary ban on new video gaming terminals.(File photo from Flickr/roundnoon) By ...
Mar 11, 2019
‘Day of Action’ Monday in Dwight
Demonstrations are planned in Dwight before the village board votes to annex property for an immigrant detention center. (File photo from No ICE Dwight Facebook page) By Howard Packowitz...
Mar 11, 2019
Pritzker reveals long-awaited details of graduated income tax plan
Gov. J.B Pritzker on Thursday disclosed details of his graduated income tax plan. (File photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The numbers Illinois has been waiting for s...
Mar 08, 2019
Council hopefuls debate tax incentives to spur development
Donna Boelen (left) and Georgene Chissell (right) are the candidates for the Ward 2 seat on the Bloomington City Council. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON –...
Mar 06, 2019
