Category Archives: Scott Laughlin
Mental health training at Illinois prisons to continue after fight at Pontiac
Six officers were injured in a fight at the Pontiac Correctional Center in August. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – The head of the Illinois Department of Corrections said training ...
Sep 08, 2016
Sen. Brady: AFSCME asking for too much
State Sen. Bill Brady said the state’s largest employee union is asking for too much. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Gov. Bruce Rauner has been told by a judge to continue n...
Sep 06, 2016
Bloomington doctor 1st to serve in Navy Reserve Medical Corps initiative
John Wieland was commissioned into the Navy Reserve Medical Corps on Aug. 18 at the Illinois Capitol. He is joined by Lt. Jason Robertson (left) and Hospital Medical Corpos Chief Ariel Ampier. (Photo ...
Aug 29, 2016
District 87 rolls out one-to-one initative
District 87 purchased laptops for all students in grades 6 through 12. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – District 87 officials hope they are bridging the digital divide by equipping ...
Aug 25, 2016
Rep. Brady: State needs to get schools caught up on funding
State Rep. Dan Bradyis assistant minority leader in the Illinois House of Representatives. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Unit 5 officials have said slow state aid is partly to blame f...
Aug 24, 2016
Disney design team to help Bloomington with signage
KMA Design created the design for the entrance to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. (Photo courtesy Facebook/KMA Design)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – The company that designed the entrance to ...
Aug 23, 2016
LaHood wants EpiPen makers to explain sharp cost increases
The price of EpiPens has quadrupled in five years. (Photo by Greg Friese/flickr) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Dunlap, said makers of EpiPens pens have gone too far and h...
Aug 23, 2016
Unit 5 boss apologizes for transportation woes on first day
Unit 5 Superintendent Mark Daniel says the district is working to rectify the transportation issues which plagued the first day of school. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Unit 5 superin...
Aug 18, 2016
Frerichs holds hearing in Normal over unpaid death benefits
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs said insurance companies should be audited to determine if they are withholding benefits. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – Families who ...
Aug 17, 2016
CIRA to get new snowplows with federal grant
Central Illinois Regional Airport plans to have two new snowplows by winter. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Central Illinois Regional Airport has new snow removal equipment...
Aug 17, 2016
