Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
IDOT web site provide road condition updates
The Illinois Department of Transportation encourages motorists to look online during winter weather. (WJBC file photo) By WJBC Staff With the potential for bad weather increasing in the coming week, t...
Dec 11, 2016
Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign hurt by low temps
The Salvation Army will continue its campaign through Christmas Eve. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Red Kettle campaign by the Salvation Army was hurt a bit this week by ...
Dec 11, 2016
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
Rauner cancels budget meeting after Dems say they don’t have budget framework
It’s not clear if any new budget meetings are scheduled in Springfield. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – There's a difference of opinion in what needs ...
Dec 09, 2016
Rivian Automotive to purchase Mitsubishi Motors Plant
By Nick McClintock NORMAL- A deal over four months in the making means that the Mitsubishi Motors Plant in Normal will possibly have a new name and tenants soon. Rivian Automotive, a Michigan-based au...
Dec 08, 2016
Brotherhood Tree hits final push for 2016
By Nick McClintock BLOOMINGTON- 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 fa...
Dec 08, 2016
Manufacturers’ association chief to speak in Normal
(Courtesy Illinois Manufacturers’ Association) By Greg Halbleib NORMAL – The condition of manufacturing in Illinois will be the focus of an upcoming Bloomington-Normal Economic Development...
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 staff BLOOMINGTON - Drivers are paying more at the pump this week and prices will move even higher based on an...
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
