Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

Easter Seals early intervention program resumes operations
Manager of Child and Family Connections 16 Maggie Jones (left) and Bobbie Leeds from Marcfirst’s SPICE Pediatric Therapy program provides help to Emma Brown. (Photo courtesy Maggie Jones)By Eric...
Syndicated Author Jul 10, 2015

Gas prices spike in Central Illinois
Gas prices are averaging $2.92 per gallon in Illinois. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – The cost of filling up is going up, but an oil...
Syndicated Author Jul 10, 2015

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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author 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...
Syndicated Author Jul 09, 2015



