Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois gas prices to rise due to Hurricane Harvey
Gas prices have risen nearly nine cents per gallon in Illinois over the last week. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Mike Mozart) By Sean Copeland BLOOMINGTON – With several areas throughout Texas flooded,...
Aug 28, 2017
Cell phone users driven to distraction in Normal
(Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – The school year is just getting started and Normal Police are giving motorists a failing grade for staying off their cell phones while dri...
Aug 28, 2017 Photo courtesy: Normal Police
Legislative leaders meet Sunday; ed funding reform vote expected Monday
Legislative leaders met for hours Sunday evening to pound out what they called the finer points of an education funding formula. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD &...
Aug 28, 2017
Technology, regulatory burdens could be behind increasing age of farmers
The average age of an Illinois farmer is over 58, eight years older than 30 years ago. (WJBC File Photo)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Department of Agriculture cens...
Aug 27, 2017
Man gets 12 year sentence for local bank scam
A judge sentenced Reginald Cooper to 12-years in prison for organizing a continuing financial crime enterprise. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON –...
Aug 25, 2017
Accused killer now faces child molestation charges
Kyle Brestan has been in custody since May 25 on murder charges. He now faces multiple child molestation charges. (McLean Co. Jail photo) By Howard Packowitz BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomi...
Aug 25, 2017
McLean County Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash
McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis has identified the man killed in a single vehicle crash in Normal yesterday. (WJBC File Photo) By Patrick Baron BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner Kathy Davis ...
Aug 25, 2017
Bloomington man gets 5 years for fraud scheme
Derek Gordon pleaded guilty in June to theft by deception, fraud and money laundering. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington financial planner who stole f...
Aug 25, 2017
Bloomington-Normal adds nearly 2,000 jobs
Bloomington-Normal’s jobless rate dropped to 4.5 percent in July. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois Department of Employment Security) By WJBC Staff SPRINGFIELD – The unemployment rate dro...
Aug 25, 2017
Rauner responds to departure of communication staffers
Gov. Bruce Rauner denied claims of turmoil in his administration following the departure of four communications staffers. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By RFD Radio SPRINGFIELD – Gov. B...
Aug 25, 2017
