Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
Trump to stage rally in Springfield
Donald Trump will appear at a rally in Springfield on Monday. (Photo by Gage Skidmore/flickr)By Alex Degman/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Donald Trump appears at a campaign rally in Spring...
Nov 04, 2015
Public health admins call for passage of $17.1 million appropriation
(WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Another byproduct of the state budget standoff: cutbacks in public health programs, from immunizations to restaurant inspections...
Nov 03, 2015
David Davis Mansion feeling the impact of no state budget
David Davis Mansion. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Employees of the David Davis Mansion are feeling some constraints due to the budget showdown in Springfield.Acting site manager J...
Nov 03, 2015
