Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Updated trail maps available at Sugar Creek Arts Festival
Friends of Constitution Trail plans to put up new way-finding signs this summer. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Friends of Constitution Trail) By WJBC Staff NORMAL – New Constitution Trail maps will b...
Jul 10, 2015
St. Clair County judge allows state workers to get paid
Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger plans to start issuing paychecks aftrer a St. Clair County judge ruled the state can pay state employees. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Leslie Munger) By John Gregory/Ill...
Jul 10, 2015
House approves one-month budget
The Illinois House passed a $2.3 billion one-month budget Thursday. (WJBC file photo)By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A one-month budget with guaranteed state-employee paycheck...
Jul 09, 2015
Doug Collins comes back to Bloomington
ISU All-American Doug Collins with Don Franke and B. J. Wilken, YMCA Director. Collins is conducting a clinic at the Y today and is the keynote speaker at the Y’s Legacy Dinner on Thursday night...
Jul 09, 2015
Bloomington public works handles heavy rain, flooding
Angela Yandle of rural Bloomington shared a photo of flooding near her home. (Photo courtesy Angela Yandle)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Heavy rains Wednesday night caused flooding and road cl...
Jul 09, 2015
State treasurer: Credit unions offering interest-free loans to state workers
(Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – State employees who won’t get paid until a budget is passed may be eligible for interest-free loans.Through...
Jul 09, 2015
Eureka man accused of reckless driving in bicycle crash
Randy Crump faces a preliminary charge of reckless driving following a crash involving a bicyclist on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man i...
Jul 09, 2015
HUD announces new rules to combat segregated housing
U.S. HUD secretary Julian Castro said the agency could withhold money if local governments don’t come up with a plan to address segregation problems.(Photo courtesy Illinois Radio Network) By Jo...
Jul 09, 2015
Illinois House to consider one-month budget
State Rep. Dan Brady is sponsoring a measure that would enable state measures to get paid during the budget impasse. By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner has promi...
Jul 09, 2015
Unit 5 enters contract with Pepsi, parts with local distributor
Unit 5 had been working with Ra-Jac Dstributing for 20 years. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Unit 5 has entered a new seven year contract with Pepsi for vending and concession ser...
Jul 08, 2015
