Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
Effort underway to keep police out of your phone
Your cell phone could be connected to a police surveillance device and not a cell tower. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Johan Larsson)By Cole Lauterbach/IRNSPRINGFIELD – Legislators in Springfield are l...
Apr 20, 2016
Bloomington man convicted of beating his mother
Roger Kinnerson has been convicted of aggravated domestic battery. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been found guilty of brutally beating ...
Apr 20, 2016
Lisa Madigan backs bill to help sex assault victims
Madigan is backing a bill from a Champaign Senator to encourage more sexual assault victims to come forward. (Facebook/Lisa Madigan) By Terry James Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is supporting...
Apr 20, 2016
Bloomington Salvation Army to open emergency assistance office
The Bloomington Salvation Army will officially open its emergency assistance building at 611 W. Washington St. on April 27. (Photo courtesy Salvation Army) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – The local ...
Apr 20, 2016
Illinois State Fair to increase admission prices
The 2016 Illinois State Fair is scheduled Aug. 11-21. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fair) By FarmWeekNow.com SPRINGFIELD – Chances are you will be paying more to get into this year's I...
Apr 20, 2016
