Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
McLean County Board District 10 candidate seeks greater transparency
Josh Barnett faces incumbent Ben Owens in the McLean County Board District 10 race. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Board District 10 candidate Josh Barnett...
Mar 08, 2016
Coliseum manager: ‘We’ve been very transparent’
U.S. Cellular Coliseum has been run by Central Illinois Arena Management since it opened in 2006. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – The head of the company that’s managed U.S. Ce...
Mar 08, 2016
Law enforcement to Rauner, lawmakers: Lack of state budget hurting public safety
The Illinois House has adjourned until April 4. (WJBC File Photo)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Law enforcement officials have criticized state lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner for failin...
Mar 08, 2016
Attorney general Madigan releases Top 10 consumer complaints
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan reports her office received more than 25,000 consumer complaints in 2015 (Photo courtesy Facebook/Lisa Madigan)By Julio Rausseo/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD...
Mar 08, 2016
Central Illinois Walmart employees getting pay raise
The employees who started before Jan. 1 will now make $10 per hour. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Walmart has announced over 7,600 of its workers in Central Illinois will rece...
Mar 08, 2016
Normal approves $120M budget
The budget was approved unanimously. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The budget approved by the Normal Town Council Monday night includes $120 million in expenses, but just $104...
Mar 08, 2016
Proposal requires landfills to disclose potential contaminants
State Sen. Chapin Rose (WJBC file photo) By Joe Ragusa SPRINGFIELD – A state senator is sponsoring a few pieces of legislation that he says will help protect sources of drinking water, like the ...
Mar 07, 2016
Sen. Brady slams soda tax proposal
State Sen. Bill Brady had been supporting Jeb Bush in the GOP race for president. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – State Sen. Bill Brady said a plan to raise the cost of soda one-cent...
Mar 07, 2016
Eureka College to hold public memorial for Nancy Reagan
Eureka College President J. David Arnold awarded Nancy Reagan an honorary doctor of humane letters degree in a private ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Cal...
Mar 07, 2016
Normal to vote on $120M budget
Normal’s proposed budget includes a spending plan for the next five years. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Normal’s Town Council will vote Monday night on approving ...
Mar 07, 2016
