Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
United Way campaign raises $2.8 million since August
Sonja Reece (left) and Scott Preston (right) are co-chairs for the 2015 campaign. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The United Way of McLean County’s annual campaign has rai...
Dec 03, 2015
Durbin calls for gun control after California mass shooting
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says the victims of Wednesday’s mass shooting in California deserve action from lawmakers. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Dick Durbin)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkWASH...
Dec 03, 2015
ISU sees $550,000 in donations for Giving Tuesday
The donations came from 1,445 different gifts. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The donations just kept rolling in for Illinois State University on Giving Tuesday.ISU received $556,73...
Dec 02, 2015
Radogno: Some talk more than others at budget meeting
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Christine Radogno)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Once the cameras and microphones were turned off on the big budget meeting in the governor’s off...
Dec 02, 2015
Labor union wants mayor Emanuel, prosecutor to resign
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (left) fired Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy YouTube/Chicago Police Department)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO –...
Dec 02, 2015
Heartland faculty, trustees reach contract agreement
Heartland Community College faculty get 1 percent raises in the first of a three-year contract.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Heartland Community College)By Eric StockNORMAL – Faculty at Heartland Com...
Dec 02, 2015
Governor, legislative leaders meet in Springfield
(Photo courtesy RebootIllinois/YouTube)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – They came. They met. They’ll probably meet again … to talk about the budget for the fiscal yea...
Dec 01, 2015
Child endangerment trial begins for mother of murdered toddler
Danielle Fischer appears on the witness stand during Nicholas Compton’s murder trial. She faces child endangerment charges in the death of her son, Robbie Cramer.(Photo courtesy WMBD)By Joe Ragu...
Nov 30, 2015
Reilly wants more local control in No Child Left Behind rewrite
District 87 Superintendent Barry Reilly hopes changes to No Child Left Behind will help more cash-strapped schools. (Photo by B Corbin/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – No Child Left Behind could ...
Nov 30, 2015
Red Cross: blood donations needed during holidays
Blood donations always drop during the holiday season. (Photo courtesy Flickr/ejk)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The holiday season is starting to get into full swing and the American Red Cross...
Nov 29, 2015
