Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Unit 5 selects new board member
Joseph Cleary has been in the community nearly 13 years. (Photo courtesy Unit 5)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Unit 5 Board of Education has selected Joseph Cleary to fill Denise Schuster’...
Apr 26, 2016
NPD searching for missing elderly woman
Police said Betty Fetters suffers from dementia. (Photo courtesy NPD)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Normal Police Department is searching for a missing and possibly endangered elderly woman.Poli...
Apr 26, 2016
Secretary of State urges people to sign up to donate organs
Jesse White has been a vocal advocate for organ and tissue donation during his time as Secretary of State. (WJBC File Photo) By Nick McClintockBLOOMINGTON- Secretary of State Jesse White is conti...
Apr 26, 2016
LaHood: IRS must be held accountable for errors, security concens
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood voted in support of five measures last week intended to tighten control on the IRS. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said cybersecurity ...
Apr 26, 2016
GMO labeling and TPP top Washington Watch
Reporters gather at USDA in Washington. (Terry James/WJBC photo) By Terry James WASHINGTON DC – From Fresno, California to Delaware farm broadcasters have converged on the nation’s capital...
Apr 26, 2016
Bloomington approves $4.6 million for street resurfacing, repairs
Bloomington has approved $4.6 million in contracts for road work. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – The city of Bloomington will be getting to work soon on fixing its aging streets. ...
Apr 26, 2016
Rauner signs education funding bill
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a $600 million emergency funding bill for higher education on Monday. (Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By FarmWeekNow/WFMB SPRINGFIELD – The bill that came together late last wee...
Apr 26, 2016
AFSCME, Rauner in court
AFSCME members staged a rally in Bloomington in June 2015. (WJBC file photo) By WFMB/FarmWeekNow.com SPRINGFIELD – An effort to get Illinois’ largest labor union and Gov. Bruce Rauner toge...
Apr 26, 2016
McLean County property tax billing increases nearly 4 percent
The McLean County Treasurer’s Office will issue property tax bills on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – McLean County property tax bills will be released on Wednesda...
Apr 26, 2016
Illinois looking to increase liquor production with new bill
Noelle Diprizio and her husband Jay started Chicago Distilling Co. in 2013. (Photo Courtesy of giltcity.com) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – One Illinois industry would s...
Apr 25, 2016
