Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
Normal celebrates Train Day
Sally Heffernan (above) shows off a prize that will be given away at Saturday’s Train Day event. (WJBC file photo)By Andy DahnNORMAL – Saturday marks the Town of Normal’s third Train...
May 09, 2015
Bloomington water director resigns after one week
Patrick Ryan started with Bloomington on April 27. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s water director for barely a week has resigned.Patrick Ryan started the job...
May 08, 2015
ISU board examines two tuition increase proposals for next year
ISU board chairman Rocky Donahue conducts a swearing-in ceremony Friday for new board members Bob Dobski and Mary Ann Louderback. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC) By Joe Ragusa NORMAL – Tuition at Illinois Sta...
May 08, 2015
Illinois Supreme Court: Pension reform unconstitutional
(WJBC file photo) By RFD News Network SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that pension reforms passed by lawmakers in 2013 are unconstitutional. In the unanimous decision Friday t...
May 08, 2015
Kirk wanted Israel recognition in Iran nuclear deal
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk was among the 98 senators who supported a bill allowing Congress to review the final Iran nuclear deal. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mark Kirk)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHI...
May 08, 2015
