Category Archives: Politics
Area Congressmen back Syrian military strikes
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger was quick to praise President Trump for ordering air strikes against Syria.(Photo courtesy wwwcspan.org/YouTube) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Central Illinois C...
Apr 14, 2018
Rauner says yes to sending troopers to border; Senate feels otherwise
Gov, Bruce Rauner has said he would likely to send Illinois National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border if President Donald Trump requests. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By RFD Radio/WFMB...
Apr 13, 2018
State’s Attorney among applicants for judge, his top assistant leaves to become federal prosecutor
McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers is applying to the Illinois Supreme Court to fill a judicial vacancy created when Judge Robert Freitag retires this summer. (WJBC file photo)...
Apr 12, 2018
Political analyst says not surprised Ryan stepping down
Dr. Carl Palmer is an associate professor of politics and government at Illinois State University. (Photo courtesy Illinois State University) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – A political analyst at Ill...
Apr 11, 2018
Worried about water quality, city orders removal of some Lake Bloomington boat docks
Bloomington alderman voted 7-2 on Monday to enforce a city ordinance against boat dock owners whose docks are noncompliant. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Property owners cr...
Apr 10, 2018
Council narrowly agrees to work with Normal on sports complex study
Bloomington aldermen voted 5-4 to help Normal pay for Sports Facilities Advisory’s feasibility study of a McLean County multi-sports complex. (Courtesy Facebook/Sports Facilities Advisory) ...
Apr 10, 2018
UPDATED: City eager to help State Farm find buyer, possible uses for historic former headquarters
State Farm’s downtown Bloomington once served as the insurance company’s corporate headquarters. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Ma...
Apr 09, 2018
Libertarian gov. candidate Jackson favors property tax rollback, marijuana legalization
Kash Jackson is the Libertarian nominee for Illinois governor. (Photo courtesy Kash Jackson)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – The Libertarian candidate for governor is riding his party’s theme...
Apr 06, 2018
Barickman not optimistic lawmakers will pass budget on time
State Sen. Jason Barickman isn’t sounding optimistic about getting a budget deal done in time this year. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Illinois lawmakers will retu...
Apr 05, 2018
Pritzker hard to pin down on tax plan
Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor, J.B. Pritzker. (Photo courtesy Facebook/J.B. Pritzker) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor, J.B. Pr...
Apr 05, 2018
