Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Local ministry raises nearly $300,000 toward Kenyan relief
Bloomington-based GOYA Ministries has worked to alleviate conditions in Nairobi slums since 2006. (Photo Facebook/GOYA Ministries)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – An annual banquet has raised $286,000 t...
Dec 10, 2016
Brotherhood Tree hits final push for 2016
By Nick McClintockBLOOMINGTON- As the countdown to the holidays continue, so does the days for the WJBC Brotherhood Tree.In it’s 47th year, the Brotherhood Tree is hoping to help over 2,000 fami...
Dec 08, 2016
Manufacturers’ association chief to speak in Normal
(Courtesy Illinois Manufacturers’ Association)By Greg HalbleibNORMAL – The condition of manufacturing in Illinois will be the focus of an upcoming Bloomington-Normal Economic Development C...
Dec 08, 2016
Gas prices on the rise
Drivers can expect to pay more for gas in the coming months. (Flickr/Mike Mozart)By WJBC staffBLOOMINGTON - Drivers are paying more at the pump this week and prices will move even higher based on an a...
Dec 08, 2016
Rose praises Rauner’s leadership on nuclear plant legislation
State Sen. Chapin Rose was in Clinton for the bill’s signing on Wednesday. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiCLINTON – The main person responsible for getting legislation done to keep ope...
Dec 08, 2016
Study shows underwater mortgages increasing in Illinois
A study shows more underwater mortgages are in Illinois than in all but one other state. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ sluggish economy ...
Dec 08, 2016
Whoopping cough detected at Normal West
By WJBC staffNORMAL - Normal West High School parents have been notified by school officials that two cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been diagnosed at the school.In a letter sent to parents,...
Dec 08, 2016
Expert says state labor dispute may reach Supreme Court
AFSCME’s dispute over a new contract may end up in the Supreme Court. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A forty hour work week, workplace safety task...
Dec 08, 2016
Parkview Food and Pub to reopen
Fire destroyed the Parkview Food and Pub in October. (WJBC photo/Bryan Bloodworth)By Bryan BloodworthBLOOMINGTON - Rick McCormick has been in the food and catering business longer than he can remember...
Dec 07, 2016
FBI data indicates 5 Illinois cities more dangerous than Chicago
(Flickr/Alan Cleaver)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – New FBI data show that you are more likely to be a victim of violent crime in five Illinois cities other than Chicago.The ...
Dec 07, 2016
