Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
LIFE Center for Independent Living executive retiring
Gail Kear will retire next month after nearly 22 years of working at LIFE Center for Independent Living. (Photo courtesy Facebook/LIFE Center for Independent Living)By Jaymee Toler/WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON ...
Mar 29, 2018
Rep. Davis talks with workers who got bonuses from federal tax cuts
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis meet with employees at AT&T in Springfield on Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Rodney Davis)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The dust has all but ...
Mar 29, 2018
Downtown advocate worries about vacancies after Bloomington rejects catalyst project
Downtown Task Force member Justin Boyd, seen here with Bloomington Alderman Amelia Buragas, has advocated for more city help in improving downtown. (WJBC file photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON R...
Mar 29, 2018
Local piano teacher accused of molesting children now faces child pornography charges
Local piano teacher Aaron Parlier now faces charges for allegedly molesting six children. He’s also charged with child pornography for allegedly filming or possessing images of him having ...
Mar 28, 2018
Renner to focus on MLK during next mayor’s open house
Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner plans to discuss Martin Luther King Jr. during his next regular open house, two days after the 50th anniversary of King’s death. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Tari Renne...
Mar 28, 2018
Normal Township trustee resigns
Sam Quigle (front center) was one of six Democratic candidates slated in the Normal Township trustee election in 2017. (Photo courtesy Normal Township Democrats)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – A Normal...
Mar 28, 2018
Dwight man survives second brush with death; loses everything again
A house fire in Dwight earlier this month killed two men. (Photo courtesy Pixabay)By Crystal DonaldsonDWIGHT – A Livingston County man said this is the second time he’s lost everything.Dan...
Mar 28, 2018
DOJ to offer grants for panic buttons in schools
In response to recent school shootings, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost’s plan to put federal money to pay for panic buttons in schools is now law. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Mike Bost)By Cole Lauterbach/Illi...
Mar 27, 2018
Bloomington council rejects library relocation
Bloomington aldermen voted 6-2 for the library to expand at its current Olive St. location. (File photo)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council favors expanding the public ...
Mar 27, 2018
Alderman Bray: Mayor ‘abusive’ in promoting welcoming city ordinance
The Keep Families Together campaign members gathered outside Bloomington City Hall prior to a tense exchange between Bloomington Alderman Kimberly Bray and Mayor Tari Renner. (Photo by Patrick Baron/W...
Mar 27, 2018
