Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington City Council approves $13.87 million bid for west side pool and park upgrades
The council voted 7-2, accepting the $13.87 million bid submitted by contractor P.J. Hoerr. (Photo courtesy City of Bloomington)By HOI ABCBLOOMINGTON – Despite concerns about higher costs, the B...
Mar 29, 2022
Bloomington City Council member to resign
Bloomington City Council member Jamie Mathy. (WJBC file photo)By A.J. HarrisBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Ward 1 City Council member and mayor pro tem, Jamie Mathy will resign his position, effectiv...
Mar 29, 2022
ISU union workers authorize bargaining to call a strike
A majority of members of AFSCME 1110 authorize a strike Monday.(25 News/Heart of Illinois ABC)By Heart of Illinois ABCUniversity administrators released a statement after American State County and Mun...
Mar 28, 2022
State Sen. calls state opioid problem “a mirror on a crisis”
Opioid overdoses went up by a third from 2019 to 2020. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – The latest salvo in the opioid crisis is a bill to immunize people from prosecution wh...
Mar 25, 2022
New bill in response to falling-out between a big insurance company and a big health provider in Springfield
State Sen. Doris Turner (center) is sponsoring a bill in response to the falling-out between a big insurance company – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois – and a big provider, Springfi...
Mar 25, 2022
Simon Wiesenthal Center issues annual report tracking anti-Semitism
At a statehouse news conference Thursday, Rabbi Abraham Cooper quoted Wiesenthal. (Photo courtesy: Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If hate has no home here, it certainly is comfortabl...
Mar 24, 2022
Local food trucks raises prices due to high gas, food prices
Williams said he's never had to change his prices since starting the food truck until now. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Higher gas prices are taking a bite ou...
Mar 24, 2022
Local nonprofit CEO reports a ‘housing crisis’ for those with low income in McLean County
Matt Burgess, CEO of Home Sweet Home Ministries spoke with WJBC’s Todd Wineburner. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON – According to a CEO of a local nonprofit, the twin ci...
Mar 24, 2022
Unemployment rate down and jobs up in Illinois over the past month
The national unemployment rate for February came in at 3.8%. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By IIS and Blake HaasSPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate was down, and Illinois’ jobs were up last ...
Mar 24, 2022
Illinois House passes bill to put money back into the unemployment insurance trust fund
Lawmakers are preparing to put in some late nights, with two and a half weeks to go in the session. Wednesday evening's highlight, a debate and vote on a bill to replenish the fund used to pay people ...
Mar 24, 2022
