Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Ex-Bloomington City Manager Hales and Joliet officially part ways
David Hales received gifts from Bloomington aldermen at a reception in his honor in November 2017 at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. (File photo by WJBC’s Howard Packowitz.)By Ho...
Oct 16, 2018
BPD looks for robber who stole bank bags from Eastland Mall store
Bloomington Police are investigating a robbery at Eastland Mall in which a man stole a pair of bank bags from JC Sales during the noon hour on Tuesday. (WJBC file photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMI...
Oct 16, 2018
Applicants for associate judge vacancies released
Livingston County is among the five counties served by the Eleventh Judicual Circuit. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Nearly two dozen local attorneys have applied for two associa...
Oct 16, 2018
Illinois student loan debt lower than national average
The report from the Institute for College Access and Success ranks Illinois in the middle of the pack at No. 24 for average student debt amounts. (Pixaby) By Illinois Radio Network/Cole Lauterbac...
Oct 15, 2018
U.S. Representative Rodney Davis on VP Mike Pence
A last minute visit from the Vice President for US Rep. Rodney Davis (PHOTO:Dave Dahl) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– It's harder to imagine an odder couple than President Trump and Vice Presiden...
Oct 15, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence drops by for lunch
A last minute visit from the Vice President for US Rep. Rodney Davis (PHOTO:Dave Dahl) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD– A crowd estimated at 250 stood in a country club ballroom for a not-qui...
Oct 12, 2018
Final debate between Rauner and Pritzker
Final debate leaves questions unanswered (WJBC file photo) By Dave DahlQUINCY– The two main candidates for governor found their way out of the Chicago area for a joint appearance, this one ...
Oct 12, 2018
401(k)s, raise taxes, change the constitution: Candidates vary on how to solve pension crisis
The state’s pension costs have continued to climb, crowding out spending in other areas. (WJBC file photo) By Illinois Radio Network/Greg BishopSPRINGFIELD – Races up and down the sta...
Oct 11, 2018
Gov. Rauner under fire for treatment of state employees
As Gov. Rauner prepares for his final broadcast debate he's under fire for how he is treating state employees. (WJBC File Photo) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – State workers represented by AFSCM...
Oct 11, 2018
Impasse puts Illinois at bottom of fiscal solvency rankings
The nonprofit Mercatus Center at George Mason University released their annual comparison of states' fiscal stability. (Photo Courtesy Mercatus Center Website) By Illinois Radio Network/Cole Laut...
Oct 11, 2018
