Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois’ unemployment rate hits seven-year-low again in July
(Logo courtesy Illinois Department of Employment Security) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – The state’s unemployment rate continues to drop. July’s rate was 5.8 percent according to the I...
Aug 20, 2015
Alleged downtown Bloomington attacker charged with attempted murder
Jason Hopkins was arrested Wednesday after allegedly attacking three people. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The man accused of stabbing two people and beati...
Aug 20, 2015
Bloomington man pleads guilty in ISU copper theft
Jacob Schultz will see eight years in prison for stealing several thousand dollars worth of copper from an old ISU residence hall. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A...
Aug 20, 2015
Jesse White will not run for another term
Jesse White will retire after this term. (WJBC file photo)By IRN/Alex DegmanSPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White is calling it a career.Illinois' longest serving secretary of state, firs...
Aug 20, 2015
IMRF executive director says pension spiking is a local issue
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Executive Director Louis Kosiba. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council will consider changing the city’s sick leave bu...
Aug 20, 2015
Bloomington downtown worker calls area ‘safe’ despite Wednesday attacks
Jason Hopkins (upper left) has been arrested for attacks Wednesday in Bloomington. (Headshot courtesy McLean County Jail, photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – A string o...
Aug 20, 2015
Petition urges Bloomington to end flamingo ‘mutilation’
Bloomington Parks Director Jay Tetzloff says flamingos are frightened easily and it’s not safe for them to fly. (Photo by angela n./flickr) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – An online petition s...
Aug 20, 2015
Blagojevich to appeal conviction to US Supreme Court
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, pictured in his mugshot taken at a Colorado prison. (WJBC file photo) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – The last hope to get more convictions against ...
Aug 20, 2015
Illinois Senate overrides Rauner arbitration bill veto
Gov. Bruce Rauner spoke to fellow Republicans at the Illinois State Fair on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Republican Party) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The t...
Aug 20, 2015
UPDATED: Two stabbed, one beaten in Bloomington; suspect in custody
Two people were stabbed and another person was beaten Wednesday afternoon in Bloomington. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Joe Ragusa and Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Two people were stabbed and another...
Aug 19, 2015
