Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Normal mayor, EDC to attend trade show in Germany
Mike O’Grady with the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council said McLean County will have a chance to showcase itself to industry leaders at a trade show in Hannover, Germany in April. ...
Mar 25, 2016
Illinois jobless rate rises despite adding 18,000 jobs
Illinois’ unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent in February. (Photo courtesy Facebook/IDES) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Despite adding more than 18,000 jobs in Febr...
Mar 25, 2016
Bloomington Police say missing woman found safe in Chicago
Bloomington Police say a woman reported missing has been found safe in Chicago. WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have canceled their missing person report which wa...
Mar 25, 2016
Midwest Food Bank, County Farm Bureau teaming up for meat donation Drive
Hy-vee is accepting donations to provide meat to the needy. (Peter Hellberg/Flickr) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington branch of the Midwest Food Bank distributed over 50 million pounds ...
Mar 24, 2016
Bloomington Signage Committee continuing work after seeing new parking signs in place
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-Normal residents might have noticed a few new signs in downtown Bloomington recently. The signs, which direct drivers to downt...
Mar 24, 2016
Illinois Supreme Court rules AFSCME not owed pay raises without appropriation
(WJBC file photo) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – State employees who expected to get the raises they have been waiting for since 2011 will have to wait some more. On Thursda...
Mar 24, 2016
Ag education cuts don’t look like cuts to Rauner
(WJBC file photo)By RFD News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – While pushing for a private path forward to improve the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Gov. Bruce Rauner shook hands with and chatted ...
Mar 24, 2016
District 87 to buy more student laptops for high school
District 87 plans to buy about 1,000 more laptops for students to use in the fall. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – District 87 is moving closer to its goal of equipping every student...
Mar 24, 2016
Proposed Coliseum managers look to operate with a profit
Tim Sullivan (center) is the Chief Financial Officer for VenueWorks. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – How will VenuWorks, the proposed new managers of the U.S. Cellular Coli...
Mar 24, 2016
Pedestrian struck by vehicle Sunday dies
Bloomington Police say a pedestrian who was struck by a car o Sunday has died. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – A wheelchair-bound pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Sunday evening ...
Mar 23, 2016
