Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois lawmakers 5th highest paid in the US
Illinois lawmakers receive a bay salary of nearly $68,000 per year. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are among the highest paid in the c...
Jul 28, 2016
Blagojevich will appear at resentencing by video
Rod Blagojevich has served four years of his 14-year prison sentence. (WJBC file photo)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich won’t be singing Sweet Home Chica...
Jul 28, 2016
Illinois Farm Bureau opens 1961 time capsule
A new time capsule is being made to be opened in 2066. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Farm Bureau continued its 100th anniversary celebration yesterday by rev...
Jul 26, 2016
Couple charged after children found in moving tub
Samuel and Lapiera Watson posted $185 cash bond each and were released from the McLean County Jail. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – A Tennessee couple is charged w...
Jul 26, 2016
Power of the Purse raises $31K for Women Build
United Way McLean County presented a $31,000 check to Habitat for Humanity McLean County Women Build at a jobsite in Bloomington on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/United Way McLean County)By Eric S...
Jul 26, 2016
Bloomington approves studying new aquifer access
The council unanimously approved the contract on Monday. (Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s city council has voted to approve a $106,700 contract with Baxter &a...
Jul 25, 2016
Search to replace Sandack underway
State Rep. Ron Sandack tendered his resignation on Sunday. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Local GOP political leaders are looking for a replaceme...
Jul 25, 2016
Bloomington Catholic school damaged by vandals
St. Mary’s Catholic School is located at 603 West Jackson Street in Bloomington. (Photo Courtesy St. Mary’s Facebook page)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – The opening of St. Mary’s ...
Jul 25, 2016
More fans are needed for Bloomington-Normal Community
More donations are needed to keep twin cities residents cool. (Courtesy Salvation Army)By: Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON- The Bloomington Salvation Army is hosting their annual fan drive to keep things cool t...
Jul 24, 2016
Alternative energy sources becoming less expensive
Kevin Borgia explains how the future of wind development lies in the rural areas of the state. (Richard G Hawley/Tumblr)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – With renewable energy gaining momentum acros...
Jul 24, 2016
