Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington businesses to receive partial refund on video gaming fees
The city is refunding 12 percent of license fees, or a total of about $15,000, representing 46 days this fiscal year that businesses have not been able to make money from their gaming terminals. (File...
Apr 28, 2020
Attorney expects more lawsuits after state lawmaker successfully challenges Illinois governor’s stay-at-home order
State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, filed a lawsuit challenging the order in Clay County Circuit Court. Bailey said the outcome was "pretty awesome" and the lawsuit was about challenging the authority ...
Apr 28, 2020
MCHD announces four new COVID-19 cases, moves total to 92 confirmed cases
The McLean County Health Department made the announcement during a press briefing on Monday. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Health Department) By AJ Harris BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Health...
Apr 27, 2020
Illinois lawmakers likely to miss deadline to move on fair maps proposal before redraw
Ryan Tolley with Change Illinois says that means Illinois Democrats will again be able to redraw the state's political boundaries without public input. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Ne...
Apr 27, 2020
GoFundMe raises money for healthcare workers in McLean County
The GoFundMe has brought in over $2,200 with a goal of $10,000. (Photo courtesy: HOI/ABC) By Heart of Illinois ABC BLOOMINGTON – Mike Kraynak and Dean McCullough have been friends for about 15 y...
Apr 27, 2020
Gov. Pritzker: ‘Illinoisans have really pulled together” during COVID-19 pandemic
Gov. Pritzker during a COVID-19 press briefing. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – For all the bad news of the coronavirus crucible, some aspects which have grow...
Apr 27, 2020
Rep. lawmakers dissatisfied with lack of answers regarding convicts being let out early due to COVID-19
ome Republican lawmakers are dissatisfied with the answers – or lack of answers – they are getting about convicts being let out of prison to make the prisons less susceptible to coronaviru...
Apr 27, 2020
Business owners protest to open Illinois’ economy amid COVID-19 pandemic
In announcing 53 deaths related to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that of more than 13,000 tests since the day before, there were 2,126 positive cases. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/...
Apr 27, 2020
Illinois Business Alliance again urges Pritzker to pull progressive tax from ballot
Gov. JB Pritzker, who has championed the progressive tax as a fairer method for taxing income, recently told reporters: "Illinois needs it now more than ever." (Twitter/Governor JB Pritzker) By I...
Apr 27, 2020
Coronavirus cases in Illinois now over 43,000
Gov. JB Pritzker with the daily update on COVID-19. (WJBC file photo) By Neil DoyleSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday announced 2,126 new cases of coronavirus....
Apr 26, 2020
