Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Rauner: No interest in lockout despite no progress in union talks
Gov. Bruce Rauner said he hopes to avoid a strike with the American Federation of County State and Municipal Employees, or AFSCME, the state’s largest public employees union.(Photo courtesy IOCI...
Aug 06, 2015
Panel recommends keeping Illinois State Museum open
The Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability met Aug. 5 in Springfield. (Photo by Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio Network)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Membe...
Aug 06, 2015
Lawmakers seek to combat Illinois State Museum layoffs
State Sen. Andy Manar is pleased his chamber passed a bill to make maintaining the Illinois State Museum system an essential function of state government, by writing the legislature "shall" fund it. (...
Aug 05, 2015
Property tax measure passes Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has drafted a measure that would freeze property taxes in Illinois for two years(Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A meas...
Aug 05, 2015
Blagojevich asks court for full appeal of corruption convictions
Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, pictured in his mugshot taken at a Colorado prison. (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The next step in the appeals process has been ta...
Aug 04, 2015
Illinois Republicans go on attack against Kirk opponent
Illinois Republican Party Chair Tim Schneider speaks to reporters in Chicago August 4. (John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – An ethics lawsuit may ...
Aug 04, 2015
Judge requests more time on motion to dismiss murder charges
Danielle Fischer testifies against Nicholas Compton in January 2015. (Photo courtesy WMBD)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A McLean County judge will take some time to decide whether or not he’l...
Aug 04, 2015
Independent candidate in race for 18th District: “No more politics as usual”
Vlakancic will face off against Darin LaHood and Rob Mellon on Sep. 10. (Photo courtesy of connorforcongress.org)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – The independent candidate in the special election of th...
Aug 04, 2015
Climate change could impact state’s borders
(Photo courtesy Flickr/BethScupham)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – If climate change has the expected impact on Illinois agriculture, one group says the ramifications will be fel...
Aug 03, 2015
Mitsubishi puts up strong July sales numbers
Total year-to-date sales are up 24.8 percent. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Mitsubishi Motors continues to put up excellent sales numbers.July marked the company’s 17th ...
Aug 03, 2015
