Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
5k run kicks off MC Strong fundraisers
The Corn Crib hosted the MC Strong 5k run on Saturday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Michael Collins Foundation) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Saturday marked the start of a week’s worth of events to ...
Apr 23, 2016
Illinois House approves plan to eliminate Lt. Gov. office
State Rep. David McSweeney supports abolishing the Lt. Gov. office. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate will get another crack a...
Apr 23, 2016
Fischer sentenced to eight years in prison
Danielle Bagley, formerly Danielle Fischer, appears on the witness stand during Nicholas Compton’s murder trial. (Photo courtesy WMBD) By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington woman has b...
Apr 22, 2016
Dietz: ‘Funding will help in short term, but work isn’t done’
Dietz said the newly passed bill will help ISU in the short term, but more work must be done. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – A bill passed today by state legislators gives n...
Apr 22, 2016
Man from Normal arrested in 2015 shooting
Police have taken Timothy Herrington, 30, from Normal into custody for his role in a shooting in the 1300 block of Linden Street. (WJBC File Photo)By Eric StockNORMAL – Police have arrested a ma...
Apr 22, 2016
Higher education funding falls apart
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan failed to bring a higher education funding proposal up for a vote on Thursday. (Photo courtesy IRN)By WFMB/FarmWeekNow.comSPRINGFIELD – One thing was for s...
Apr 22, 2016
Corn farmers push plan to install more ethanol pumps in Illinois
A proposal in the Illinois Senate would allow for federal money to be used for ethanol fuel pumps in Illinois. (Photo by Michael Cote’/flickr) By Greg Halbleib SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois e...
Apr 22, 2016
Illinois overpays $168M to local taxing bodies
State Sen. Sue Rezin said she is skeptical the state’s $168 million in overpayments were a mistake. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – It's n...
Apr 22, 2016
Body cameras bring big cost
Chambers says the cost of storing the video can be sky high.(WJBC file photo) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Police body cameras are latest thing in law enforcement. They are still in the testing ...
Apr 21, 2016
Bloomington-Normal unemployment drops over past month
By Greg Halbleib The Bloomington-Normal jobless rate dropped slightly over the last month but remains higher than a year ago. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports the Twin CitiesR...
Apr 21, 2016
