Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
Illinois House votes to extend All Kids program
State Rep. Bill Mitchell voted against a proposal to extend the All Kids program through Oct. 2019.(Photo courtesy YouTube) By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ health insurance program t...
Apr 20, 2016
Bloomington-Normal home sales rose in early 2016
Home sales in Bloomington-Normal rose 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2016. (Photo courtesy Dan Moyle/flickr) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Home buying continues to go up in Bloomington-Normal...
Apr 20, 2016
Heartland board eliminates 23 positions
Cost cutting measures are being put in place at Heartland Community College. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesNORMAL – Despite the pleas of parents, students, and players Heartland Community Colle...
Apr 19, 2016
Jensen looks at diversity as he takes on new role at IWU
Eric Jensen was named Illinois Wesleyan’s 19th president in September. (Photo courtesy IWU)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Illinois Wesleyan University’s new president has been on the jo...
Apr 19, 2016
