Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois Innocence Project gets grant to help Latinos
(Logo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Innocence Project)By Will Stevenson/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois-Springfield is getting $754,000 for its "Illinois Innocence Pr...
Nov 08, 2015
Heartland removes nearly 100 trees due to emerald ash borer
By Eric StockNORMAL – Colleges ‘kill’ plenty of trees to produce textbooks, metaphorically speaking.Heartland Community College had to kill 90 ash trees recently because of the emera...
Nov 07, 2015
El Nino already bringing warmer temps in Illinois
El Nino is expected to bring less snow this winter, but a few large snow storms could develop. (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – If you're not shoveling as muc...
Nov 06, 2015
Market Street rail project again delayed
The project is now expected to be completed next week. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Market Street railroad bridge project on Bloomington’s west side has been d...
Nov 06, 2015
Fox Lake cop details still emerging
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Fox Lake Police Department)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkFOX LAKE- From allegedly trying to have a local official killed to creating imaginary bad guys to mask his own su...
Nov 06, 2015
Bloomington burglary victims can reclaim stolen property
Bloomington Police say the arrests of three men clear multiple residential burglary cases. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington Police Department)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Police will be allowi...
Nov 06, 2015
Durbin accuses Ryan of backtracking on immigration
U.S. Dick Durbin says he’s disappointed new House Speaker Paul Ryan is pledging not to act on immigration reform while President Obama is in office because of a 2013 appearance by Ryan in Chicag...
Nov 06, 2015
Illinois Supreme Court rejects $10 billion judgment against Phillip Morris
A class-action lawsuit claimed Phillip Morris marketed “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes as less likely to cause cancer. (Photo by uzi978/flickr)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Netw...
Nov 05, 2015
Illinois joins crackdown against aggressive debt collectors
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says her office receives complaints about debt collectors harassing people over debt which they have either already paid or didn’t owe in the first place. ...
Nov 05, 2015
Excessive police force is discussed during ACLU forum
ISU professor Jason Ingram presents his research on the subject of police force during a discussion held by the ACLU Wednesday at the Normal Public Library. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaNORMAL –...
Nov 05, 2015
