Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
McLean County home sales continue to trend higher
McLean County home sales are up about 3.2 percent from the same time last year. (WJBC file photo)By Greg HalbleibBLOOMINGTON – Home sales in the Bloomington-Normal area continue to trend higher ...
Nov 22, 2016
LaHood approves of Trump’s moves since election
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood won his first full term in Congress earlier this month. (Photo by Laura Ewan/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump is doing a good job being mo...
Nov 22, 2016
Rep. Davis: Infrastructure should be priority in Trump’s 1st 100 days
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis held a news conference at Uptown Station in Normal on Monday. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, said President-elect...
Nov 21, 2016
GOP lawmakers introduce their own automatic-voter registrations bills
Voter registration in Illinois is at an all time high. (WJBC File Photo) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – With the fate of an automatic voter registration bill in question...
Nov 21, 2016
Reilly: Students copy post-election behavior
District 87 superintendent Barry Reilly said some students have copied some less-than-civil behavior witnessed after the election. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – District 87 Su...
Nov 21, 2016
New app will pay Illinois tolls
FastToll works on all Illinois toll roads expect the Chicago Skyway bridge. (Photo courtesy Ken Lund/flickr) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – If you haven’t purchased an I-Pass and you blow pas...
Nov 21, 2016
Trump win means Illinois right-to-work case could be heard by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court could take up an Illinois right to work case in 2017. (Photo by Flickr/dbking)By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The fate of an Illinois case, Janus v. AFS...
Nov 21, 2016
Normal expecting property tax increase
The tax increase will result in about $660,000 of additional revenue for Normal. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – The Town of Normal is expecting to increase its property tax rate by ...
Nov 21, 2016
About $5 a head gets you Thanksgiving dinner
The cost of an average Thanksgiving dinner this year is $4.89. (Photo courtesy justgrimes/flickr)By RFD RadioWASHINGTON – The cost of a Thanksgiving meal for ten this year will average $49,89 ac...
Nov 21, 2016
Safe places provide help for troubled youth
Safe places have been set up at police stations, fire stations, and all Connect Transit buses. (Courtesy Project Oz)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Homeless and hurting youth in Bloomington-Normal h...
Nov 20, 2016
