Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
New Year rings in 237 new laws in Illinois
State Rep. Dan Brady said a new measure will help streamline homicide investigations.(WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock SPRINGFIELD – State lawmakers didn’t pass a budget this year, but they ...
Dec 23, 2015
New license required to sell cigarettes in Illinois
(Photo courtesy Flickr/uzi978) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Selling tobacco products will now require a license from the state. Beginning January 1, any retailer selling ...
Dec 23, 2015
Top Stories of 2015: Schock resigns
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock resigned in March amid a federal investigation. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock PEORIA – There was a rare special election this year to fill a vacancy in Washington after ...
Dec 23, 2015
Several criminal justice reforms take effect Jan. 1
(WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Changes to the criminal justice system and policing are what one lawmaker calls one of the few bright spots from legislative ...
Dec 22, 2015
Top Stories 2015: Sales Tax Increase
The Bloomington City Council (pictured) and the Normal Town Council passed a one percent sales tax increase in 2015 that goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2016. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON ...
Dec 22, 2015
Bloomington-Normal schools wait on college entrance exam funding
(WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The state is moving from the ACT to the SAT but there’s uncertainty over what college entrance exam, if any, will be administered to high school...
Dec 22, 2015
Barickman: Potential Mitsubishi buyer wants state reforms
State Sen. Jason Barickman has spoken to potential buyers of the plant in Normal. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMIGNTON – Without some reforms to areas like worker’s compensa...
Dec 22, 2015
WalletHub offers financial predictions for 2016
WalletHub has released financial predictions for 2016. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A financial analyst predicts the auto industry will continue its rebound in 2016.U.S. ...
Dec 22, 2015
Top Stories of 2015: PARCC exam
Students held a protest against PARCC in Uptown Normal earlier in the year. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for Colle...
Dec 22, 2015
State school testing uncertain due to budget impasse
Roger Eddy, executive director of the Illinois Association of School Boards, says he doesn't know of school boards which had hoped for the SAT to replace the ACT as the college entrance exam included ...
Dec 22, 2015
