Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
ISU working to prevent, prepare for campus emergencies
ISU officials focus on prevention and preparedness when it comes to emergencies on campus. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – Recent college campus shootings also have Illinois State Uni...
Oct 02, 2015
Treasurer warns of closing investment accounts, other problems due to impasse
Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs has sent a letter to Gov. Rauner outlining more consequences as the state budget stalemate continues.(Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD &...
Oct 02, 2015
Illinois joins Volkswagen probe
Volkswagen may eventually face billions of dollars in fines for violating the Clean Air Act. (Photo by RN GNZLZ/flickr)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – The Illinois attorney gener...
Oct 02, 2015
Lincoln College to sell Normal campus as part of “reinvestment plan”
(WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaNORMAL – Lincoln College has announced plans to sell its campus in Normal and then lease back the main academic building.The college announced Thursday that it̵...
Oct 01, 2015
Dunn found guilty of aggravated DUI
Joshua Dunn was the driver in the accident which kill Benjamin Allison. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The driver in the accident which killed an Illinois Sta...
Oct 01, 2015
Gather your hazardous waste for special collection
The Ecology Action Center is holding a household hazardous waste collection in Normal. (Courtesy Ecology Action Center.)NORMAL – McLean County residents will have an opportunity for safe disposa...
Oct 01, 2015
Mumps outbreak at Bloomington High School
(WJBC file photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Mumps continues to be a problem in the Bloomington-Normal area.The McLean County Health Department is reporting that Bloomington High School now has ...
Oct 01, 2015
Time’s Person of the Year speaks at ISU
Ella Stryker spent much of the last 18 months working in Africa during the Ebola crisis. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Time’s Person of the Year was on Illinois State Un...
Sep 30, 2015
Law would allow the undocumented to participate in exchange
U.S. Rep. Luis Guiterrez (D-Chicago). (John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network, file)By IRN/John GregoryA new bill in Congress would allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance on the excha...
Sep 30, 2015
Group of Bloomington aldermen discuss approach to budget cuts
A group of Bloomington aldermen discussed how the council should prioritize potential budget cuts Wednesday at the Bloomington Police Department. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Bloo...
Sep 30, 2015
