Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Developer wants $13 million from Bloomington for downtown hotel proposal
The Bloomington City Council will discuss a new proposal for a downtown hotel and conference center Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy City of Bloomington/Farnsworth Group)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON –...
Feb 15, 2016
Durbin weighs in on Supreme Court
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By RFD Radio NetworkWASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is seeing red over protests from some Congressional Republicans for President Obama to let the next presiden...
Feb 15, 2016
Democratic lawmaker asks governor for special budget session
State Rep. Jack Franks. (Photo courtesy Illinois House Democrats)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The governor’s office says taxpayers could be on the hook for tens of th...
Feb 15, 2016
Survey: Residents pleased with Bloomington water quality
(Photo courtesy Illinois State University)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Illinois State University, the City of Bloomington, and the McLean County Soil and Water Conservation District have anno...
Feb 15, 2016
Scalia death leaves major void on Supreme Court
Antonin Scalia died over the weekend at the age of 79. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – President Barack Obama is considering his pick for the Supreme Court after the death of judge A...
Feb 15, 2016
Museum of History preparing for Presidents’ Day Celebration
The Museum will hold their annual Presidents’ Day Celebration from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (WJBC File Photo)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Museum of History is preparing to celebrat...
Feb 14, 2016
Former Obama advisor to deliver Eureka College commencement
The campus will host David Axelrod as their commencement speaker this spring. (WJBC File Photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – The former senior advisor to President Barack Obama has made a commitme...
Feb 13, 2016
Legislation would ban drones near prisons
(Photo courtesy Facebook/Precision Drone)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A new initiative to ban drones near prisons has been introduced in the Illinois Senate.The bill, spons...
Feb 13, 2016
ISU and Bloomington partner on water monitoring stations
Two new water monitoring stations will track the water flowing into Lake Bloomington and Evergreen Lake. (Photo courtesy Illinois State University)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Two new water monito...
Feb 13, 2016
CIRA rolls out new baggage security system
Central Illinois Regional Airport has removed the EDS (Explosive Detection System) units as a new Checked Baggage Inspection System has been installed behind the counter. (WJBC file photo)By Eric Stoc...
Feb 13, 2016
