Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
Bloomington-Normal meets solar challenge
Paul and Kathy Packard of Normal are two participants in the Solar Bloomington-Normal challenge. (Photo courtesy Ecology Action Center) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-Normal is up to th...
Nov 20, 2016
Unit 5 examining possible redistricting
Unit 5 has overcrowding issues at two of its schools. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Unit 5 is considering the possibility of doing some redistricting. The Board of Education deci...
Nov 20, 2016
Zobrist to get hometown celebration
Eureka will celebrate hometown hero Ben Zobrist. (Photo courtesy Flickr/Arturo Pardavila III) By Terry James EUREKA – The most valuable player in the 2016 World series is returning home to Eurek...
Nov 19, 2016
