Category Archives: Politics
UPDATED: Normal’s McBride seeks second town council term
R.C. McBride has announced he will seek a second four-year term on the Normal Town Council. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle and Howard PackowitzA Normal Town Council member has announced he’...
Sep 13, 2018
Social media donation may be two-fold
Political spending may be a way to head off political regulations(Pixabay) By Illinois Radio NetworkFacebook has donated more than $250,000 to Illinois state senators and representatives since 20...
Sep 13, 2018
Unit 5 to form panel to address substitute teachers’ concerns
Unit 5 school board members backed creating a group to improve working conditions for substitute teachers and other employees. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL – Unit 5 substitut...
Sep 13, 2018
Bloomington City Council gives go ahead for senior housing
The vacant high school will be transformed into affordable housing for seniors.(WJBC File Photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON– The old Bloomington High School on East Washington Street will no longer...
Sep 11, 2018
Durbin addresses games being played in D.C.
U.S.Senator Dick Durbin remarks on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh. (Photo by Dave Dahl) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says in nominating Brett Kavanaugh, President Tr...
Sep 10, 2018
GOP’s Davis to welcome Obama at U of I
Republican Congressman Rodney Davis will be on hand Friday at the University of Illinois to greet former President Barack Obama. (WJBC File Photo) By Howard Packowitz(URBANA-CHAMPAIGN) Locked in ...
Sep 06, 2018
Rural McLean County averse to multi-sports complex idea
McLean County Board Vice Chairman Jim Soeldner of Ellsworth said Twin-City governments shouldn’t count on the county board to help pay for a multi-sports complex.(Photo courtesty mcleancountyil....
Sep 04, 2018
Mayor Renner’s not on the ballot next year, but he won’t be silent
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner plans on distributing some of his own campaign cash to help favorite city council candidates win their races next year. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMING...
Aug 31, 2018
Judge lets Bloomington voters decide whether to get rid of election commission
Bloomington voters will decide whether to dissolve the city’s election commission after McLean County Judge Paul Lawrence on Thursday allowed a referendum to be placed on the November ballot. (W...
Aug 30, 2018
Rep. LaHood: Trump-McCain uproar ‘a lot of nothing’
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood of Dunlap is refusing to criticize President Donald Trump’s reaction to the death of U.S. Sen. and Vietnam POW John McCain. (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzNORMAL...
Aug 30, 2018
