Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Gay conversion therapy ban signed into law
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Thursday that bans “gay conversion therapy” in Illinois. (John Gregory/Illinois Radio Network)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Chil...
Aug 21, 2015
Normal ranked 10th best Midwest community for millennial job seekers
Normal was the top ranked city in Illinois. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal has been named the 10th best place in the Midwest for millennial job seekers by nerdwal...
Aug 21, 2015
ISU expert: Flamingo wing clipping helps zoo education
Bloomington Parks Director Jay Tetzloff says flamingos are frightened easily and it’s not safe for them to fly. (Photo by angela n./flickr)By Eric StockNORMAL – A zoology expert at Illinoi...
Aug 21, 2015
Bloomington man pleads guilty in ISU copper theft
Jacob Schultz will see eight years in prison for stealing several thousand dollars worth of copper from an old ISU residence hall. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A...
Aug 20, 2015
Jesse White will not run for another term
Jesse White will retire after this term. (WJBC file photo)By IRN/Alex DegmanSPRINGFIELD – Secretary of State Jesse White is calling it a career.Illinois' longest serving secretary of state, firs...
Aug 20, 2015
IMRF executive director says pension spiking is a local issue
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund Executive Director Louis Kosiba. (WJBC file photo)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council will consider changing the city’s sick leave bu...
Aug 20, 2015
Bloomington downtown worker calls area ‘safe’ despite Wednesday attacks
Jason Hopkins (upper left) has been arrested for attacks Wednesday in Bloomington. (Headshot courtesy McLean County Jail, photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – A string o...
Aug 20, 2015
UPDATED: Two stabbed, one beaten in Bloomington; suspect in custody
Two people were stabbed and another person was beaten Wednesday afternoon in Bloomington. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Joe Ragusa and Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – Two people were stabbed and another...
Aug 19, 2015
Cook County Commissioner Boykin mulls Senate run
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin (second from right) is considering a U.S. Senate run. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Richard Boykin)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – A potential ...
Aug 19, 2015
Lack of library cards not an issue in Bookmobile discussion
A representation of the total population of Bloomington, separated into six geographic parts of town and compared to the number of library card holders in each part of town. The red dots represent car...
Aug 18, 2015
