Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Unit 5 settles property tax dispute with owner of 81 student apartment complexes
The Unit 5 School Board is settling a property tax dispute with Young America Realty, which challenged tax assessments on 81 properties. (Photo from Young America Realty’s Facebook page)By...
Dec 13, 2017
District 87 approves $3.2 million HVAC project bid
District 87 approved a multi-million dollar bid to perform HVAC upgrades at several of the district’s elementary schools. (WJBC File Photo)By Patrick BaronBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington’s...
Dec 13, 2017
Former office manager sentenced to prison for fraud, ordered to repay $1.1M to former employer
Tina Cozart pleaded guily in June to the charges in U.S. District Court in Peoria. (Google Maps photo)By Greg HalbleibPEORIA – A former office manager of a Bloomington landscaping firm has been ...
Dec 13, 2017
Alleged crack cocaine dealer held on $250,000 bond after BPD investigation
Ray Davis faces a dozen felony charges related to the alleged sale of crack cocaine. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington Police Vice Unit investigat...
Dec 13, 2017
Heartland streamlines debt to lower rate, accommodate capital and repair projects
Heartland Community College has shifted some debt for projects including its wind turbine.(Photo courtesy HCC)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – The Heartland Community College board has approved moving s...
Dec 13, 2017
Questions linger about effectiveness of ISBE’s climate survey
LeRoy Community Unit School District Superintendent Gary Tipsord is one of many administrators questioning a new state school survey. (WJBC file photo)By Illinois Radio NetworkLEROY – Schools ac...
Dec 12, 2017
Rivian welcomes investor; rolls out plans for electric truck, SUV
Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council Kyle Ham (left) and Rivian Automotive CEO R.J. Scaringe addressed the Unit 5 school board in 2016. (WJBC file photo) By Eric StockNORMAL – Th...
Dec 12, 2017
Salvation Army of McLean County campaign behind last year’s pace
The Salvation Army of McLean County is $18,000 behind last year’s campaign. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Salvation Army bell ringers are counting on a major surge in donatio...
Dec 12, 2017
BPD’s Heffner: Officers to be wearing body cams by spring 2018
Bloomington Police Chief Brendan Heffner presented to the city council his three-year strategic plan . He expects officers to wear body cameras by the spring of 2018.(File photo by WJBC’s Howard...
Dec 12, 2017
Chenoa Mayor says shooting of wild turkeys was totally legal
Chenoa Mayor Chris Wilder responded to concerns over the shooting of two wild turkeys during Monday night’s council meeting. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Joe)By Lindsey Harrison/WMBDCHENOA – The...
Dec 11, 2017
