Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
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
McLean County panel recommends Behavioral Health Coordinating Council
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Board’s Executive Committee has recommended the approval the creation of a Behavioral Health Coordinating Council fo...
Jun 09, 2015
Hastert pleads not guilty to bank charges
Dennis Hastert has pleaded not guilty to bank fraud charges.(Photo by Doug Bowman/flickr)By Jim AndersonCHICAGO – Former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert has pleaded not guilty to charges of st...
Jun 09, 2015
Man on trial again for involuntary manslaughter after original conviction thrown out
Xavier Cordova, 30, of Chicago was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 for the death of his roommate, Mitch Robinson. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A Mc...
Jun 09, 2015
Bloomington city council approves Downtown Bloomington Association funding
The Bloomington City Council approved a $90,000 appropriation to the Downtown Bloomington Association Monday night. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington aldermen have agreed t...
Jun 08, 2015
Using Medicare cuts to fund assistance programs being discussed
Using Medicare cuts to fund assistance programs for workers displaced by international trade is unacceptable, according to Conresswoman Jan Schakowsky. (Flickr/Schakowsky)By IRN/John GregorySPRINGFIEL...
Jun 08, 2015
