Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington man faces charges for multiple armed robberies
Bloomington Police arrested Toshiro Lutrell, 39, on a warrant in connection to two armed robberies locally. (Photo Bloomington Police Department) By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington ma...
Feb 22, 2019
Mayor wants answers how economic development group spends taxpayer dollars
Bloomington and Normal city governments each contribute annual $100,000 annual subsidies to the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council. (Facebook/Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Counc...
Feb 22, 2019
Area lawmakers differ from Pritzker on marijuana, tax plans, pensions
State Sen. Brady is against legalizing marijuana even as Gov. Pritzker proposes taxing pot to generate revenue. (WJBC file photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – The Republican leader i...
Feb 20, 2019
No ICE Dwight plans more demonstrations next week
Activists with No ICE Dwight plan to rally Monday night before the Village of Dwight board meeting. (Photo Facebook/No ICE Dwight) By Neil Doyle DWIGHT – A group of activists is once agai...
Feb 20, 2019
Gov. Pritzker delivers inaugural budget address
Gov. JB Pritzker, giving his budget address to a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly, says simply cutting spending — that is, discretionary spending — by fifteen percent won't d...
Feb 20, 2019
Walmart stores across Central Illinois participating in ‘Baby Savings Day’
Walmarts across Central Illinois will be involved in Baby Savings Day this Saturday. (Flickr/Mike Mozart) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Several local Walmart stores have announced they are ...
Feb 20, 2019
Bloomington ranked top 10 city to buy starter homes
Realtor.com has ranked Bloomington as the fourth best metro in America to buy a starter home. (WJBC file photo) By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington has been named one of the best plac...
Feb 20, 2019
What’s in store for Pritzker budget address
Freshman Gov. J.B. Pritzker will deliver his first budget address Wednesday(File photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– After Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives his budget speech...
Feb 20, 2019
Heartland college trustees raise students’ tuition for fourth straight year
The Heartland Community College Board of Trustees Tuesday night voted to raise tuition for the next school year. (Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – Students at ...
Feb 20, 2019
Judge reduces bond in Whalen murder case
Judge Scott Drazewski cut Donald Whalen’s bond in half Tuesday to $1 million. (Illinois Department of Corrections photo) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – A man locked up for almost 28...
Feb 19, 2019
