Category Archives: Scott Laughlin
Unit 5 begins strategic planning
Unit 5 superintendent Mark Daniel said transportation will be a key issue in the district’s strategic planning. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockNORMAL – Unit 5 wants the public’s help ...
Sep 28, 2015
Reilly felt ‘obligated’ to request additional sales tax hike
(WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – The proposal that Bloomington raise its sales tax one-quarter percent for schools on top of the one-percent hike it approved this week came as a sur...
Sep 24, 2015
Route 66 visitors center attracts tourists from 30 countries
The Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center opened in April. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Plenty of tourists ha...
Sep 23, 2015
Rep. Brady: Courts, budget bills relieve pressure to pass budget
State Rep. Dan Brady says budget bills and lawsuits that force the state to continue to fund some programs are making it hard to get a state budget done. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON &#...
Sep 23, 2015
Nobel Prize winner featured in ISU lecture series
Mohamed ElBaradei served as former director general for the International Atomic Energy Agency. from 1997 to 2009. (Photo courtesy IAEA Imagebank/flickr) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illinois State Un...
Sep 23, 2015
El Niño expected to bring milder winter to Central Illinois
A meteorologist with the National Weather Service Lincoln is predicting a milder winter for Central Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/U.S. National Weather Service Central Illinois) By Eric Stock LIN...
Sep 22, 2015
Bloomington to set budget priorities in coming months after tax hike
Bloomington city manager David Hales said now that the city has passed a tax increase, the city will now start setting spending priorities as it looks to close a projected $7 million deficit. (WJBC fi...
Sep 22, 2015
GOP strategist: Poor debate showing could begin Trump demise
Donald Trump has been leading in the polls in the Republican presidential race. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Gage Skidmore)By Eric StockCHICAGO – A Republican strategist predicts Donald Trump will sta...
Sep 18, 2015
Durbin: US should accept up to 100,000 Syrian refugees
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks with reporters in Chicago. (Photo courtesy John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – The Obama administration has suggested allowing up to 10,0...
Sep 17, 2015
Renner: Bloomington to use sales tax to ‘keep our doors open’
Bloomington mayor Tari Renner said the city plans to use some proceeds from a sales tax increase to plug its deficit. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tari Renner) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Normal tow...
Sep 16, 2015
