Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
UPDATE: Missing teen from Normal found safe
(Photo courtesy Normal Police Department) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Police in Normal say a missing teenager has been found safe in Pekin. Police had issued an alert on Thursday in their search for ...
Jan 28, 2016
ISU enacts hoverboard ban on campus housing, dining hall property
(WJBC file photo) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – Illinois State University is banning hoverboards on university housing property and in the dining halls. Students have until Feb. 10 to remove their hove...
Jan 28, 2016
IMA supports much of Rauner’s State of the State priorities
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Manufacturers Association) By Adam Studzinski SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association agrees with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s call to reinvigo...
Jan 28, 2016
Unit 5 holds public hearing on potential bond sale
Unit 5 will not know until February if it is approved for the bond sale. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Unit 5 held a public hearing Wednesday night as the next step in the proces...
Jan 27, 2016
Reilly not feeling optimistic after Rauner’s address, educational plans
District Superintendent Barry Reilly said he isn’t getting his hopes up after Gov. Rauner’s State of the State address. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – District 87 Super...
Jan 27, 2016
Car hits Bloomington home
A passenger in the vehicle remains in the hospital. (WJBC file photo) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – Two people are injured after a car hit a home in Bloomington. It happened near the corner of To...
Jan 27, 2016
Rauner calls on lawmakers to pass business-friendly reforms
Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers the State of the State address in Springfield. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaSPRINGFIELD – Governor Bruce Rauner says the state has to adopt more business-friendly ref...
Jan 27, 2016
Bloomington awaits financial study of revised downtown renovation
Bloomington city officials rejected a proposal last fall to overhaul two blocks of downtown property, including the demolition of the Front ‘N Center building. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOO...
Jan 27, 2016
Rep. Brady unveils plan to fund higher education
State Rep. Dan Brady is sponsoring a measure to fund Illinois universities at 80 percent of 2015 levels. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – College and universities that have been pinch...
Jan 27, 2016
Budget stalemate overshadows Rauner’s State of the State address
Gov. Bruce Rauner will deliver his State of the State address on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – State of the State addresses usually aren't centere...
Jan 27, 2016
