Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Sen. Brady predicts another unbalanced budget to pass legislature
State Sen. Bill Brady called on Democrats to approve a balanced budget. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski SPRINGFIELD – The General Assembly is in its final two months of this session and Sta...
Apr 11, 2016
Illinois senior care in danger with proposed cuts
By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – As Illinois continues to operate without a state budget, the possibility of more cuts to social services and programs continues to increase. Gov. Bruce Rauner has prop...
Apr 10, 2016
Lincoln native pens book about sports idols
Scott Lynn (seated, second from left) has been a sportscaster for 40 years, including the Voice for Oregon State basketball during the time when First Brother-in-Law Craig Robinson was coach. (Photo c...
Apr 10, 2016
Thunder earn point, fall in overtime
Point streak continues for Thunder who take decision to extra period in Madison. (WJBC File Photo)By Thunder staffMADISON, Wisconsin - The Bloomington Thunder were able to pick up a point on the road ...
Apr 09, 2016
Ameren customers to see electric, gas bill decreases
Lower gas rates will result in over $2 of monthly savings for customers starting this month. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Electric and gas bills will be going down for Ameren Illin...
Apr 09, 2016
No charges filed in cemetery damage
At least four gravestones at East Lawn cemetery in Bloomington were damaged by cars which had been parked for the Donald Trump rally. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Stacy McCollum Beerup) By Terry James BLO...
Apr 08, 2016
Dixon gets 14 years for drive-by shooting
(Photo by Michael Coghlan/flickr) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Anthony Dixon, 25, of Normal, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for injuring a man after firing a gun from a car into a ...
Apr 08, 2016
Wellness expo a ‘no-waste’ event in Bloomington
Ruth Ann Lipic with Ecology Action Centers speaks with attendees at the Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo at Illinois Wesleyan’s Shirk Center in 2015. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Ecolog...
Apr 08, 2016
Illinois advances plan to decriminalize selling loose cigarettes
State Rep. La Shawn Ford says sellers of loose cigarettes should be fined rather than arrested. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A measure to lesse...
Apr 08, 2016
Durbin continues push for Supreme Court confirmation hearing
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By RFD News NetworkWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) met with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland Wednesday.Durbin walked away saying he’s more convinced ...
Apr 07, 2016
