Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Rauner calls on Illinois Labor Relations Board to resolve AFSCME dispute
By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois' governor said further negotiations with the state's largest employees union are no longer worthwhile. That's why Gov. Bruce Rau...
Jan 15, 2016
Ellsworth Village President dies
(Photo courtesy Facebook/McLean County Clerk – Kathy Michael)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON - Ellsworth Village President Jay Smithson has died.He was also President of the McLean County Mayors Assoc...
Jan 15, 2016
Williams promoted to market manager at Radio Bloomington
New Radio Bloomington Market Manager Paula WIlliams. (Photo by Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The new face in charge of Radio Bloomington is a familiar one.Paula Williams has been pr...
Jan 15, 2016
McLean County Clerk hosting voter registration drives
(WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Clerk's office is holding voter registration drives this weekend and next at two area churches.County Clerk Kathy Michael said ...
Jan 15, 2016
Normal looking to install stop light on Airport Road
(WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal is preparing to install a new traffic light at the intersection of Airport Road and Shepard Road.The Town Council will vote on appr...
Jan 15, 2016
Obama cancer initiative receives bipartisan support
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis.(Photo courtesy Facebook/Rodney Davis) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network WASHINGTON – President Obama's initiative to find a cure for cancer is finding support on bot...
Jan 15, 2016
Public sector pensions cost Illinois $113 million
State Rep. Mike Zalewski serves as vice chairperson of the House Personnel and Pension Committee. (Photo by John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD ̵...
Jan 15, 2016
Bloomington store sells $50,000 Powerball ticket
The Powerball jackpot reached a record $1.6 billion this week. (Photo by Justgrimes/flickr) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A local convenience store was among the dozens of businesses in Illinois w...
Jan 15, 2016
Op Ed: Handing off the future of high school football in Illinois
Marty Hickman retired from his post as IHSA executive director on Thursday. (WJBC file photo) By Marty Hickman In the fall of 1972, I started my high school athletic career on a football field at New ...
Jan 15, 2016
Three potential buyers express interest in Mitsubishi plant
Kyle Ham. (WJBC file photo) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – Will a buyer step up soon and take over the Mitsubishi plant in Normal? The man in charge of the Mitsubishi Task Force thinks it’s possib...
Jan 14, 2016
