Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Olympia teachers to be paid based on incentives
Olympia Superintendent Andrew Wise said the new compensation system will be unique to the district. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiSTANDFORD – Olympia School District teachers will soon no l...
May 24, 2016
Bloomington approves traffic light study
Bloomington emergency vehicles haven’t had an update to their traffic light preemption system on over two decades. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidLofink)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington...
May 24, 2016
LaHood: Trump must develop positions before convention
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says he will support Donald Trump as the GOP nominee for president. (WJBC file photo) By Greg HalbleibU.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) says he hears the frustration from vot...
May 24, 2016
New legal setback for Blagojevich
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a request for a new hearing in the case of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. (Photo by Flickr/dbking)By FarmWeekNowWASHINGTON – Another legal setback for former Go...
May 24, 2016
Bloomington fire chief discusses 2015 fire stats
Fire Chief Brian Mohr said his department took 10,872 calls for service last year. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The amount of emergency calls the Bloomington Fire Depart...
May 24, 2016
Bloomington man gets 2 years in infant daughter’s death
Timothy Crafton Sr. was given credit for 297 days served in jail. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington man has been sentenced to two years in prison after ...
May 23, 2016
Rauner ready for ‘grand compromise’ as budget deadline looms
Gov. Bruce Rauner toured the Lapham-Hickey Steel facility in Chicago on Sunday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Gov. Rauner)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The countdown is on for Il...
May 23, 2016
Bloomington examining traffic light preemption system
Bloomington emergency vehicles haven’t had an update to their traffic light preemption system on over two decades. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidLofink)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomi...
May 23, 2016
Illinois ranked 3rd worst in business survey
Illinois ranks 48th in a survey of business favorability. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – CEOs across the country have ranked Illinois near last of states...
May 23, 2016
Bloomington-Normal housing sales on the rise
New home sales have taken a hit so far in 2016. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Home sales in Bloomington-Normal saw another increase last month.Overall sales jumped 11.2 percen...
May 21, 2016
