Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Local leaders participate in disaster preparedness workshop
Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason (right) and Tazewell County EMA Director Dawn Cook (left) spoke Tuesday at the workshop hosted at Illinois Wesleyan University. (Neil Doyle/WJBC) By Neil Do...
Dec 17, 2019
BBB: ‘anyone in Illinois’ could be victimized by rental scammers
The fraudsters usually ask for a deposit or first month's rent, which Bernas said can bedifficult to recover, even after the victim figures out the scam. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio ...
Dec 17, 2019
Gov. J.B. Pritzker hasn’t talked to House Speaker Michael Madigan about federal corruption probes
The state's GOP has been updating a website at DemCorruption.com of lawmakers either indicted or under federal investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – ...
Dec 17, 2019
Group looks for substantive plans from Illinois ethics reforms commission
Attempts to change ethics rules in Springfield have been slow to develop at the Illinois statehouse, but not because of a lack of trying. A state politics analyst says lawmakers have been busy filing ...
Dec 17, 2019
Three Illinois counties labeled ‘judicial hellholes’ by lawsuit reform group
The president of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association called the report a deceptively-titled publicity stunt meant to put the court system in a poor light. (PHOTO: Gov. J.B. Pritzker Facebook page) ...
Dec 17, 2019
AAA: Gas prices drop before holiday travel
Gas prices Monday in Bloomington-Normal are $2.54, that is up from $2.08 this time last year, according to the AAA Weekly Fuel Gauge. (Photo Pixabay) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – As the weath...
Dec 16, 2019
Members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation file bill to tax e-cigs $200 million per year
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and other Illinois lawmakers spoke Friday in Chicago. (Photo Twitter/Senator Dick Durbin) By Illinois Radio Network/Cole LauterbachSPRINGFIELD – Illinois' Congressiona...
Dec 16, 2019
BBB offers tips to protect yourself from online shopping scams, porch pirates
Steve Bernas with the Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois says that complaints about “porch pirates” - people who follow delivery trucks and help themselves to just-del...
Dec 16, 2019
Indoor Football team inks 2-year deal with Grossinger Motors Arena
Midway Marauders Owner Dan Ryan (left) and General Manager Chris Matthews (right) spoke with the media on Friday. (Photo courtesy: Blake Haas/WJBC)By Blake HaasBLOOMINGTON –The Midway Marauders ...
Dec 13, 2019
Deer harvest down compared to last year
The 2019 deer harvest total is 75,349. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Natural Resources) By Dave DahlBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says the second firearm dee...
Dec 13, 2019
