Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Chambers: Be careful while reducing prison population
State’s Attorney Jason Chambers said he appreciates mandatory minimums. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Illinois should be careful when looking at ways to reduce the priso...
Nov 22, 2015
Local group helps vets with PTSD by giving guide dogs
TADSAW helps veterans with medical conditions like PTSD by pairing them with guide dogs. (Photo courtesy TADSAW)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Train a Dog, Save a Warrior, or TADSAW for short, is a ...
Nov 22, 2015
Back by popular demand: Reindeer poop
The Miller Park Zoological Society is selling reindeer gems Christmas tree ornaments. (Photo courtesy Miller Park Zoological Society)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Miller Park Zoo is turning its poo...
Nov 22, 2015
UPDATED: Dunn sentenced to six years in prison for fatal DUI
Joshua Dunn apologizes to Melissa and Tim Allison, for causing the death of their son, Benjamin, last January, before he was sentenced at the McLean County Law and Justice Center, Friday. (Pool photo)...
Nov 20, 2015
ISU professor says Rauner wants to eliminate unions
Governor Rauner is being told all unions are not the same. (WJBC File Photo)By Dave Dahl/IRNNORMAL – A labor expert says the unions which have reached agreements with the Rauner administration c...
Nov 20, 2015
HCC administrators, faculty meeting with mediator Friday
Members of the Heartland Faculty Association protest outside of the Heartland Community College board of trustees meeting Tuesday. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – A federal mediator is be...
Nov 20, 2015
Blagojevich’s attorney believes case is worthy of U.S. Supreme Court consideration
(WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The question of whether political horse trading is the same as a bribe is important enough for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide, ...
Nov 19, 2015
Chambers: McLean County murder-free for last year
McLean County State’s Attorney Jason Chambers said Nov. 16, 2014 was the last time a murder was committed in the county. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – McLean County has ...
Nov 19, 2015
Some travelers leery after terrorist attacks
TSA security checkpoints are ‘business as usual’ following the recent terrorist attacks in Paris., according to travel agent Tim Davis.(Photo by Ben Popken/flickr)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON ...
Nov 19, 2015
Koos to retire as McLean Co. Museum of History director
McLean County Museum of History Director Greg Koos outlines plans for the museum’s move from the McBarnes Memorial Building to the old McLean County Courthouse. This photograph ran in the May 20...
Nov 19, 2015
