Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Struggling Hyatt Place seeks tax rebate from Normal Town Council
Hyatt Place in Uptown Normal is seeking a hotel/motel tax rebate from the Normal Town Council. The hotel opened for business in Aug. 2015. (Photo Courtesy bloomingtonnormal.place.hyatt.com) &nb...
Jul 14, 2017
Boys & Girls Club takes over Lawrence Irvin Neighborhood Center programming
Programming at Lawrence Irvin Neighborhood Center is now being run entirely by the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Lawrence Irvin Neighborhood Center) By Eric Sto...
Jul 14, 2017
Sens. Durbin, Duckworth slam latest version of Trumpcare
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday against the Republican’s health care proposals. (Photo courtesy YouTube) By Eric Stock WASHINGTON – Republicans need to change the...
Jul 14, 2017
Advocate VP, ISU President tabbed to lead McLean County Heart and Stroke Walk
ISU President Larry Dietz (left) was named honorary co-chair of the McLean County Heart and Stroke Walk and Bob Miller named named chairman for the event. (Photo courtesy American Heart Association) B...
Jul 14, 2017
Green space in each neighborhood on public’s wish list for Bloomington parks master plan
About 75 people attended a public meeting at Miller Park Pavilion to participate in developing the next master plan for city parks. (Photo by WJBC’s Howard Packowitz.) By Howard Packo...
Jul 14, 2017
Bloomington man gets 5 1/2 year sentence in federal child porn case
Federal prosecutors said Braman Benjamin Broy of Bloomington received thousands of pictures and hundreds of videos depicting child pornography on his computer. (file photo) By Howard Packow...
Jul 13, 2017
YWCA ends local home care service due to state budget turmoil
YWCA McLean County is ending home care services due to lack of payment from state government.(Photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC) By Howard PackowitzBLOOMINGTON – Illinois has a budget to ru...
Jul 13, 2017
Only one-quarter of lawmakers decline per diem for special session
Of the 177 state lawmakers, only 46 denied the travel reimbursement and a $111 a day per diem they get for last month's 10-day special session. (Photo courtesy Shutterstock/Illinois News Network) By G...
Jul 13, 2017
No suspects in Bloomington stabbing
The Bloomington Police Department responded to a stabbing on Peach Street Wednesday. (WJBC file photo) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Police have not identified a suspect in a stabbing that happene...
Jul 13, 2017
Credit agency spares Illinois bonds from sinking to junk
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan said credit agency’s decision not to reduce Illinois bonds to junk shows the state is heading in the right direction. (Photo by Illinois Radio Network) &nb...
Jul 12, 2017
