Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Lake Bloomington stabilization plan up for council consideration
The Bloomington City Council will vote Monday night on a $129,220 project to stabilize part of the shoreline at Lake Bloomington. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Ci...
Sep 28, 2015
City unveils myBloomington app
Bloomington’s new app is free on Apple or Google Play. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – City officials say a new mobile app will offer a new way for the public to con...
Sep 28, 2015
Bloomington to put up new bicycle signs
The new signs are part of the recently approved Bicycle Master Plan. (Photo courtesy Flickr/MichaelCornelius) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – New bicycle way-finding signs will soon be popping ...
Sep 27, 2015
The FBI’s deal with the devil
James “Whitey” Bulger’s 1959 Alcatraz mug shot. Photo courtesy Federal Bureau of Prisons. When the notorious James “Whitey” Bulger went on trial in 2013 on charges that i...
Sep 27, 2015
Unit 5 looks for ways to reduce transportation deficit
Unit 5 might have to reduce the number of bus routes it runs. (Photo courtesy Flickr/flequi) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Unit 5’s superintendent is looking at ways to reduce costs after th...
Sep 27, 2015
United Way seeks high schoolers who can ‘take the lead’
Students in the United Way Take the Lead program last year participated in an effort to raise awareness about decliignn graduation rates in McLean County. (Photo courtesy United Way) By Eric Stock BLO...
Sep 27, 2015
Ag Research may be a victim of Illinois budget crisis
Agriculture research could be hampered by the state’s budget crisis. (WJBC file photo)By IRN/Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Agriculture is a big deal in Illinois, and at its flagship university.Bu...
Sep 27, 2015
Heartland Community College hosting fundraiser for Joe McCauley Scholarship Fund
Heartland Community College is hosting the Joe McCauley Art Scholarship Fundraiser Oct. 22 at Biaggi’s on Veterans Parkway. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – A fundraiser will be held...
Sep 26, 2015
Pension blame lies on state lawmakers
(Photo by Pictures of Money/flickr)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The blame for Illinois' $105 billion unfunded pension liability mostly falls on state lawmakers, according to a...
Sep 26, 2015
New Illinois laws to aid disabled veterans
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Being a homeowner has some advantages, and more advantages are being extended to Illinois’ disabled veterans as it pertain...
Sep 26, 2015
