Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
UPDATED: Dunn sentenced to six years in prison for fatal DUI
Joshua Dunn apologizes to Melissa and Tim Allison, for causing the death of their son, Benjamin, last January, before he was sentenced at the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Friday. (Pool photo)...
Nov 20, 2015
ISU professor says Rauner wants to eliminate unions
Governor Rauner is being told all unions are not the same. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave Dahl/IRNNORMAL – A labor expert says the unions which have reached agreements with the Rauner administration c...
Nov 20, 2015
HCC administrators, faculty meeting with mediator Friday
Members of the Heartland Faculty Association protest outside of the Heartland Community College board of trustees meeting Tuesday. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – A federal mediator is be...
Nov 20, 2015
Gas prices down, producers and marketers can’t predict where they will go
Gas prices have dropped to as low as $1.74 per gallon in Bloomington-Normal.(Photo by Mike Mozart/flickr) By Illinois News Network SPRINGFIELD – Gas prices are down across Illinois but there's n...
Nov 20, 2015
Illinois jobless rate holds steady in October
Illinois’ unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent in October. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Employment Security) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The un...
Nov 20, 2015
Bloomington budget retreat scheduled for Saturday canceled
The Bloomington City Council held a retreat Thursday night at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. (Joe Ragusa./WJBC) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Thursday night’s Bloomington Ci...
Nov 19, 2015
All clear given after suspicious package found on ISU Campus
Suspicious package found at Schroeder Hall on the campus of ISU was deemed not hazardous. (WJBC/Adam Studzinski) By Terry James with Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Illinois State University and a hazm...
Nov 19, 2015
Blagojevich’s attorney believes case is worthy of U.S. Supreme Court consideration
(WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The question of whether political horse trading is the same as a bribe is important enough for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide, ...
Nov 19, 2015
Chambers: McLean County murder-free for last year
McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers said Nov. 16, 2014 was the last time a murder was committed in the county. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – McLean County has ...
Nov 19, 2015
Some travelers leery after terrorist attacks
TSA security checkpoints are ‘business as usual’ following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris., according to travel agent Tim Davis.(Photo by Ben Popken/flickr)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON ...
Nov 19, 2015
