Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
April ranked 2nd coldest in Illinois history
Illinois’s average temperature in April was 44.7 degrees, the coldest since 1907. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By RFD Radio/WFMB RadioSPRINGFIELD – How cold was it? April was a record setter as...
May 02, 2018
County panel backs south Bloomington solar farm
Cypress Creek Renewables plans to build a solar energy farm in south Bloomington. It would be the company’s fourth solar farm in McLean County. (Photo courtesy Cypress Creek Renewables/ Facebook...
May 02, 2018
Bloomington partners with NAACP to diversify city workforce
Bloomington’s human resources department is joining forces with the local chapter of the NAACP to diversify the city government’s workforce. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowit...
May 01, 2018
ISU group releases survey on how to keep students tied to community
ISU Assistant Director of Service Learning Harriett Steinbach presented results of the community involvement survey on Tuesday. (Photo Ashley Antonini/WJBC)By Ashley AntoniniNORMAL – An Illinois...
May 01, 2018
Cornille visits HCC to share his vision and goals
Keith Cornille (left) and Rob Widmer (right) held a joint press conference to discuss the presidential transition and what’s in store for Heartland’s future. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC)B...
May 01, 2018
McLean Co. murder trial delayed for co-defendant in mother stabbing
Matthew Isbell is awaiting trial on murder charges in the death of Teresa Poehlman. last year. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A McLean County murder trial that was...
May 01, 2018
Durbin calls for higher enforcement of vape marketing
Senator Dick Durbin is calling out vape companies for marketing their products to children and teens. (Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visited ...
May 01, 2018
Retired lawmakers costing taxpayers millions in pension payouts
The state of Illinois sees some of the largest pension payouts in the nation, which costs taxpayers millions of dollars. (Photo courtesy Flickr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Funding pensions for...
Apr 30, 2018
Advocates with opposing views hold gun control talk at Normal West
Executive Director of the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence Colleen Daley and Executive Director of Guns Save Life John Bach (right) discuss their opinions on the Second Amendment at Normal We...
Apr 30, 2018
Illinois moves closer to bump stock ban
State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) is sponsoring a bill that would put a person in prison for years for possession of a gun accessory that was used in a recent mass shooting. (Photo courtesy www.ilga....
Apr 30, 2018
