Category Archives: Scott Laughlin
LaHood: Illinois’ lack of a budget ‘ridiculous’
State Sen. Darin LaHood is running for the 18th Congressional District special election. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – State Sen. Darin Lahood (R-Peoria) called it ‘ridiculou...
Aug 17, 2015
Barnett announces candidacy for McLean County Board
Josh Barnett is running for the 10th District seat on the McLean County Board in 2016. (Photo courtesy Josh Barnett)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The primary election for the McLean County Board is...
Aug 14, 2015
Reflection tent to return to Bloomington Race for the Cure
A total of 2,200 people participated in the 2014Race for the Cure in Bloomington. (Photo by Colleen Reynolds/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A new feature to last year’s Race for the Cur...
Aug 05, 2015
Ex-ISU, CCHS star Highland looks to make New Orleans Saints’ roster
Chris Highland (center) is competing for a spot on the New Orleans Saints’ 53-man roster. (Photo courtesy Chris Highland/Twitter) By Eric Stock WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. – First he mad...
Aug 04, 2015
Barickman: Higher education next pressure point in budget deadlock
State Sen. Jason Barickman said if schools are unable to stay open because of a lack of state funding, that would prompt lawmakers to come up with a budget solution.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Jason Bari...
Aug 04, 2015
Sen. Brady pushes enterprise zone extension to aid Mitsubishi site
State Sen. Bill Brady said there’s no reason to believe that having a union workforce at Mitsubishi Motors will make it more difficult to find a buyer to take over the plant that’s schedul...
Aug 03, 2015
St. Jude brings telethon to new Bloomington site
WEEK TV-25 has been broadcasting the St, Jude Telethon for 38 years. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – McLean County’s annual St. Jude telethon has found a new home this...
Jul 31, 2015
Local governments hope to recoup withheld gambling revenue
Video gambling machines in Bloomington took in $163 million during the 2014-15 budget year. (Photo by Domas Mituzas/flickr)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Local governments counting on gambling reven...
Jul 29, 2015
Rep. Brady: Vote to reject pay raise a ‘no-brainer’
State Rep. Dan Brady says the vote by House lawmakers to reject an automatic cost-of-living adjustment was ‘nothing to write home about.’ (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – ...
Jul 29, 2015
Bloomington presents cost-cutting ideas to task force
Bloomington city manager David Hales says city workers already have low morale because staff has been thinned so much. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington city staff has pr...
Jul 28, 2015
