Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Sep 09, 2015
ISU ranked 79th best public university in country
ISU was praised for its student-to-teacher ratio and its high graduation rate. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Illinois State University has been ranked the 79th best public univer...
Sep 09, 2015
Discussions continue over veto
House Democratic leaders may have had reason to believe they had enough votes to override a labor arbitration bill. (Photo courtesy RebootIllinois/YouTube)By IRN/Dave DahlEven a week later, we’r...
Sep 09, 2015
Voter turnout expected to be low for special election
McLean County Clerk Kathy Michael said the special election to replace former Congressman Aaron Schock is not generating much excitement. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesVoters in the 18th Congressiona...
Sep 09, 2015
Bloomington alderman: There’s been little talk of sales tax hike
Bloomington alderman David Sage co-chairs the city’s budget task force. (Photo courtesy www.cityblm.org) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Even though Bloomington could vote on a sales tax incre...
Sep 09, 2015
Illinois congressman pushes funding increase for medical research
U.S. Rep. Bob Dold Bob Dold says the U.S. can’t fall behind other nations in publicly funding medical research.(Photo courtesy John Gregory/IRN) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO &#...
Sep 09, 2015
