Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Unit 5 approves custodian, maintenance worker contract
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Unit 5 Board of Education approved a new contract for its custodian and maintenance staff Wednesday.The three-year deal includes a two percen...
Jun 11, 2015
Former Carlock Elementary principal lands job with District 87
Former Carlock Elementary principal Alison Hampton has been hired as assistant principal for Bloomington Junior High. (Photo courtesy Unit 5)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Former Carlock Elementary ...
Jun 10, 2015
Doug Collins coming back to Bloomington
Doug Collins will speak at the Bloomington YMCA in July. (WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Illinois State basketball All-American Doug Collins is coming back to speak in his college h...
Jun 10, 2015
AFSCME rallies in Bloomington for a new contract
Members of AFSCME staged a rally in Bloomington on Wednesday. The union and the governor’s administration are negotiating a new contract. The current one ends June 30. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe Ra...
Jun 10, 2015
Jontry: Lawmakers seem interested in more K-12 education funding
(WJBC file photo)By Cynthia GrauPONTIAC – Area school officials are waiting for Springfield to make decisions before a lot of the budgeting process can wrap up before the new school year begins ...
Jun 10, 2015
Fire on Bloomington’s west side destroys garage
The garage fire was reported at about 1:15 p.m. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Fire Department quickly extinguished a garage fire Wednesday afternoon. Cr...
Jun 10, 2015
Comptroller says payments will stop next month if no budget agreement
Comptroller Leslie Munger said Wednesday that the state will stop paying its bills in July if no budget agreement is reached by next month. (Photo courtesy http://www.ioc.state.il.us) By Jim Anderson/...
Jun 10, 2015
Bloomington officials review downtown development plan
The Commerce Bank building is one of four in downtown Bloomington that is part of a proposed redevelopment plan. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Mayor Tari Renner said he has one q...
Jun 10, 2015
Kinzinger: US must learn from military ‘boondoggles’
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger said the military should learn from its mistakes when buying equipment. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Adam Kinzinger) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – As Congress debates a $577 bi...
Jun 10, 2015
Rauner sees irony in property tax debate as tax freeze fails
Gov. Bruce Rauner has been pushing a property tax freeze as the Illinois House strikes down a separate tax freeze bill. (Photo courtesy IOCI Media Services)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIE...
Jun 10, 2015
