Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Unit 5 approves new fiscal year budget
The board of education approved the spending plan Wednesday night. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Unit 5 has approved its budget for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. If all goes ac...
Sep 23, 2015
District 87 approves budget, talks sales tax increase
The district approved a 2015-2016 budget Wednesday night. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – A newly approved 2015-2016 budget and the effect of a recent sales tax increase by the City...
Sep 23, 2015
Time to get vaccinated for the flu
Flu shots are being promoted by the Illinois Department of Public Health. (Photo courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/flickr)By IRN/Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Somewhere between back-to-school and h...
Sep 23, 2015
Co-defendant says Davis-Dickson involved in homeless man beating death
Willie Chambers (left) took the stand Wednesday in Anthony Davis-Dickson’s (right) murder trial. (Photos courtesy McLean County Jail)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Jurors for the murder t...
Sep 23, 2015
LIHEAP funds affected by state budget
Winter could be rough for many McLean County families. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – When old man winter turns down the temperature, many needy families in McLean County will not ...
Sep 23, 2015
Route 66 visitors center attracts tourists from 30 countries
The Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center opened in April. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Plenty of tourists ha...
Sep 23, 2015
Rep. Brady: Courts, budget bills relieve pressure to pass budget
State Rep. Dan Brady says budget bills and lawsuits that force the state to continue to fund some programs are making it hard to get a state budget done. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON &#...
Sep 23, 2015
Nobel Prize winner featured in ISU lecture series
Mohamed ElBaradei served as former director general for the International Atomic Energy Agency. from 1997 to 2009. (Photo courtesy IAEA Imagebank/flickr) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Illinois State Un...
Sep 23, 2015
Durbin calls for veterans home probe after Legionnaires’ outbreak
U.S. Dick Durbin has called for an investigation at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy. (John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durb...
Sep 23, 2015
Crime victims, advocate groups disagree on new legislation
(WJBC file photo) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Victims of crimes and advocate groups which typically support them are opposing sides when it comes to a new bill in the...
Sep 22, 2015
