Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Study: Gas tax best way to fund Illinois roads
Illinois’ 19-cents per gallon gas tax, was set in 1990. (Photo by Mike Mozart/flickr)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio NetworkCHAMPAIGN – What's the best way for Illinois to pay for roads? Th...
May 11, 2015
Bloomington discussing less parking on Hershey, creating budget task force
New stop lights along Hershey Road will mean eliminating some parking in the area. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington is looking to install stop lights on Hershey Road ...
May 11, 2015
Deadline approaching for Normal arts grant
The grants benefit arts programs and organizations in Normal. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnNORMAL – The deadline to apply for funding through the Town of Normal’s Harmon Arts Grant Program...
May 10, 2015
Home Sweet Home seeking donations for May Community Challenge
Home Sweet Home is trying to raise $100,000 through its annual May Community Challenge. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – It’s May and that means it’s ti...
May 10, 2015
Bloomington cancer survivor starts healing rides ministry
Barb Brown started the Healing Rides ministry after she battled cancer and saw how such a joyride might help those too weak to get around on their own. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock BLOOMIN...
May 10, 2015
College Illinois enrollment deadline delayed
The deadline to enroll in College Illinois has been pushed back to June 1. (Photo courtesy Flickr/401(K)2013) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Parents looking into the College Illinois savings progra...
May 10, 2015
Summer means more motorcycles, danger on roads
Staying off cell phones is just one way to keep motorcyclists safe. (Photo courtesy hardy boi) By Andy Dahn BLOOMINGTON – The weather is warming up and that means more motorcycles are on the roa...
May 09, 2015
Rauner gives commencement address at Lincoln College
Gov. Bruce Rauner gave his first commencement address to students at Lincoln College on Saturday. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock LINCOLN – Graduating students at Lincoln College got a ...
May 09, 2015
Illinois sets tourism record
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity reports the state saw a record107 million domestic travelers in 2014. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Governor’s Office on Tourism)...
May 09, 2015
Rauner agrees with Supreme Court pension ruling
Gov. Bruce Rauner says he agrees with the Illinois Supreme Court’s ruling striking down the state's 2013 pension restructuring law. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Jim Anderson/Illinois Radio ...
May 09, 2015
