Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
State basketball museum planned for Pontiac
Pontiac Mayor Bob Russell and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association representatives announced plans to open a state basketball museum at the former Pontiac K-Mart by the end of next year. (WJBC phot...
Mar 22, 2017
Local NAACP president ‘disappointed’ in Lower’s Facebook comments
Quincy Cummings is President of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The President of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP was disappointed by the comments...
Mar 21, 2017
ISU politics professor: Tough to say why elected officials make controversial comments online
Mayoral candidate Kevin Lower had a comment on Facebook in 2014 which has drawn from a group of residents. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – A professor who studies polit...
Mar 21, 2017
Illinois GOP pushing for redistricting
Citizen led redistricting reform initiatives have failed. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By RFD News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is among a chorus of House Republicans seek...
Mar 21, 2017
One Voice trip sends local leaders to Washington
The 2016 ‘One Voice’ delegation is pictured above in Washington D.C. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council) By Greg HalbleibWASHINGTON, D.C. –...
Mar 21, 2017
Olympic medalist to speak at Women’s Health Night
Jackle Joyner-Kersee captured six Olympic medals after being diagnosed with severe asthma. (Photo Facebook/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation) By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – An Olympic medalist...
Mar 21, 2017
McLean County corrections officers get 3 percent raises
The McLean County has approved 3 percent raises for corrections officers at the McLean County Jail. (WJBC file photo)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – McLean County now has all of its workers under con...
Mar 21, 2017
Pedestrian dies after being struck by car in Clinton
Clinton police say a pedestrian died after being struck by a car while walking on Illinois 54 near E. Washington St. early Monday morning. (Photo/Google Maps) By Greg HalbleibCLINTON – A pe...
Mar 20, 2017
Biss announces candidacy for governor
State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) announced his candidacy via Facebook Live on Monday morning. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Greg HalbleibEVANSTON – A state senator from Evanston has a...
Mar 20, 2017
New bill looks to make milkweed Illinois’s official wildflower
Lawmakers want to make milkweed, a poisonous weed, the official wildflower of Illinois. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Salim Virji)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Some Illinois lawmakers want to ...
Mar 19, 2017
