Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois State gets $5 million grant to help at-risk youth
ISU professor and Chair of Family and Consumer Sciences Ani Yazedjian is principal investigator for ISU’s CARE4U program. (Photo courtesy ISU)By WJBC StaffNORMAL – A new program at Illinoi...
Oct 12, 2015
Bloomington to consider police body camera trial program
The Bloomington City Council will voted on a body camera trial program for the police department Monday night. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council will consi...
Oct 12, 2015
Coroner Davis announces re-election campaign
Davis served as the County Coroner during the tragic plane crash on Apr. 6. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Current McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has announced her re-election cam...
Oct 11, 2015
Normal ranked 3rd best small college town
Normal was given credit for its low unemployment rate and reasonable cost of living. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal has found itself near the top of another natio...
Oct 11, 2015
Durbin pushing Affordable College Textbook Act
Durbin said the Act will save college students and their families hundreds of dollars. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – A recent study found that the average college student spends ove...
Oct 11, 2015
Integration, communication key to McLean County mental health fix
McLean County plans to expand its jail to include a facility to provide better care for mentally ill inmates. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock and Colleen Reynolds BLOOMINGTON – The recent shooti...
Oct 11, 2015
IEMA providing online security tips for Cyber Security Awareness month
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is providing cyber security tips all month on its website, ready.illinois.gov. (Photo courtesy flickr/Sharaf) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – October is Cybe...
Oct 11, 2015
CornBelters to feature Cardinals, Cubs legends game
Baseball greats (left to right) Fergie Jenkins, Bill Buckner and Lee Smith are scheduled to appear in a Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Legends Game at the Corn Crib on Normal on July 16, 2016. (...
Oct 10, 2015
Titans and Redbirds on WJBC Saturday
By WJBC staffGame Day with Adam Studzinski kicks off sports coverage today at noon on WJBC 1230 AM.That will be followed by the Illinois Wesleyan homecoming game against Millikin 1 p.m. in College Con...
Oct 10, 2015
ISU allowing students to enroll despite lack of MAP funding
ISU will continue to allow students to enroll in classes if they are dependent on MAP funding. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – No state budget has meant no funding for MAP grants for...
Oct 10, 2015
