Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Phil Vassar headlining first night of Bloomington Beer Fest
Phil Vassar will headline the first night of the Bloomington Beer Fest. (Photo courtesy BCPA) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts announced Tuesday mo...
Jun 23, 2015
Rauner activates emergency operations center after northern Illinois storms
Severe storms caused a line of damage in northern Illinois on Monday. (Photo courtesy National Weather Service Northern Illinois)By Eric StockSPRINGFIELD – Gov. Bruce Rauner has activated the St...
Jun 23, 2015
Bloomington to continue work on public comment policy changes
Bloomington City Council members will vote on a revised public comment ordinance in July. (Photo Courtesy of Joe Ragusa)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – The public comment portion of Bloomington City C...
Jun 22, 2015
Uptown 2.0 proposals presented to public
The public on Monday got a look at Farr Associates recommendations for Uptown 2.0. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The future of Uptown Normal is starting to take shape.Farr Ass...
Jun 22, 2015
BPD investigating possible shot fired at Miller Park
Police report a possible gunshot was fired in Miller Park Saturday night. (WJBC File Photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is seeking information about a possib...
Jun 22, 2015
Bloomington activist disagrees with recent NAACP controversy
Merlin Kennedy will be honored at Thursday’s Bloomington History Makers Gala. (Photo Courtesy of the McLean County Museum of History) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington civil ...
Jun 22, 2015
Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. released from halfway house
Jesse Jackson Jr. has been released from a halfway house in Baltimore. (Photo courtesy congress.gov) By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio Network BALTIMORE, MD. – An expert says Illinois has come a lon...
Jun 22, 2015
Twin Cities home sales remain strong
Bloomington-Normal home sales were up 8 percent year-to-date in May. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The month of May continued an upward trend for housing sales in Bloomingto...
Jun 22, 2015
Survey: One-third of Illinois nurses to retire in next 5 years
Illinois has 210,000 nurses. (Photo by orbis/flickr) By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO – Will Illinois have enough nurses in the coming years? A survey by the Illinois Department of...
Jun 22, 2015
Matthew Curry to headline at initial Bloomington Beer Fest
Matthew Curry will perform during the Bloomington Beer Fest on Aug. 22. (Photo courtesy Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Organizers of the new Bloomington ...
Jun 22, 2015
