Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

LaHood wins 18th Congressional District race
Darin LaHood (left) defeated Rob Mellon Thursday for the 18th Congressional District seat vacated by Aaron Schock. (WJBC file photos) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – Darin LaHood has been elected to repr...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015

Clinton power plant future still murky
Clinton Nuclear Power Plant. (WJBC File Photo) By Joe Ragusa CLINTON – Despite its announcement that plants in the Quad Cities and Byron will stay open for at least another year, Exelon says the...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015

Senate passes spending bill to pay for social services, lottery prizes
The Illinois Senate passed a $4 billion spending plan to pay for some social services and lottery prizes. (WJBC file photo) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Another installment ...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015

Normal holding 150th anniversary celebration
Most of this weekend’s celebration will be near Uptown Circle. (WJBC File Photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a slew of events thi...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015

2 occupants escape Bloomington house fire
Bloomington fire crews battled a house fire at 713 S. Clayton St. on Wednesday. Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Fire Department)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Two people escaped from a burning h...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Fire/File)

US Senate candidate Zopp slams Duckworth over Iran nuclear deal
Andrea Zopp is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Andrea Zopp)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – One of the few policy differences betw...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015

Illinois Senate overrides heroin bill veto
State Sen. Kwane Raoul helped override an amendatory veto of an anti-heroin bill. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate Wednesday fo...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015

Bloomington Police: Shots fired at home
The Bloomington Police Department claims at least one shot was fired at a home on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are investigating a report of shots ...
Syndicated Author Sep 10, 2015

District 87 approves tax abatements in hopes of future revenue, community growth
The school board approved the three property tax abatements Wednesday night. (WJBC File Photo) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – The District 87 school board has approved three property tax abatements ...
Syndicated Author Sep 09, 2015

Comptroller estimates bill backlog will rise to $8.5 billion by end of year
Leslie Munger discusses the bill backlog in Chicago. (John Gregory/WJBC) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – No state budget equals an ever-increasing stack of unpaid bills. Comptro...
Syndicated Author Sep 09, 2015



