Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Race for the Cure honorary chair gives back after recovery
The fifth annual Bloomington-Normal Komen Race for the Cure is Saturday at State Farm Corporate South. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A local breast cancer survivor is paying it f...
Sep 08, 2015
Crime is down in Bloomington
The Bloomington Police Department is reporting a reduction in crime. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Violent crime is down nine percent across the city of Bloomington compared to la...
Sep 08, 2015
Sen. Brady: State can’t afford pay raises for union workers
State Sen. Brady said the Rauner administration has negotiated in good faith with the unions. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Gov. Bruce Rauner wants AFSCME, the state’s larges...
Sep 08, 2015
Study: Teachers spend own money on classroom supplies
Teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money on classroom supplies, according to a new study. (Photo courtesy Steven Depolo/flickr)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – ...
Sep 08, 2015
Bloomington Police seek public’s help in grocery store robbery probe
Bloomington Police are investigating an armed robbery at West Market Grocery on Saturday. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Police)By WJBC StaffBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police are seeking the public&...
Sep 08, 2015
Normal to vote on sales tax increase
The increase would raise the local sales tax rate from 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent. (Eric Stock/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Normal Town Council plans to vote Tuesday night on a one percen...
Sep 07, 2015
AFL-CIO says unions aren’t dead in Illinois
(WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Last week’s failure to override the governor’s veto of a labor-backed bill to add arbitration as a means of ending a...
Sep 07, 2015
Durbin, Schakowsky talk about the possibility of Sanders as president
(John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network) By John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – How does “President Bernie Sanders” sound to Illinois Democrats? The independent U.S. Senator f...
Sep 07, 2015
State Farm begins renovating new green space
Landscape renovations on the State Farm campus are scheduled to be completed this fall. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – State Farm is adding new green space north of its c...
Sep 07, 2015
Attitudes are changing towards the transgendered population
Survey says more education will lead to more understanding. (Flickr/Illinois Springfield) By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – A national survey conducted by the University of ...
Sep 07, 2015
