Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
529 Savings Plan looks to help college students shrink debt
Seven of ten Illinois students graduate college in debt. (Photo courtesy Flickr/401(k)2013)By Andy DahnBLOOMINGTON – As costs of college tuition rise across the country, so does the need to have...
May 30, 2015
State K-12 funding plan boasts mild increase
(WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – The final piece of the state budget puzzle has passed the Illinois General Assembly. The K-12 spending plan is $7 billion in sta...
May 30, 2015
BPD searching for missing 30-year-old
(Photo courtesy Bloomington Police Department) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department is seeking help as they search for a missing person. Antonio Conely, 30, of Bloo...
May 30, 2015
Midwest Food Bank, Red Cross assist storm victims in Texas
Midwest Food Bank supplies were delivered to Oklahoma earlier in May as part of a tornado relief mission. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Midwest Food Bank) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – Some nasty weath...
May 30, 2015
Rauner won’t sign unbalanced budget, call special session
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – "I will not call a special session." – Gov. Bruce Rauner. The governor used the backyard of the Governor's Mansion ...
May 29, 2015
Man faces DUI after allegedly going 80 in a 30
The man was arrested Friday morning. (WJBC File Photo) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police have arrested a man accused of driving the wrong way down Washington Street at a high rate o...
May 29, 2015
McLean County Sheriff warns of jury duty scam
(WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Sheriff Jon Sandage is warning residents about a jury duty scam. Sandage explained a scammer is calling citizens claiming to be f...
May 29, 2015
Arraignment for former Allin Township fire chief delayed
Joshua Deterding is charged with official misconduct, felony theft and money laundering. (Photo courtesy of the McLean County Jail)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The arraignment for the former fire ...
May 29, 2015
Illinois lawmakers approve police body cameras
State Rep. Elgie Sims sponsored a police camera measure which has passed the Illinois House. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Illinois News NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois is on the way to becoming...
May 29, 2015
Rauner’s tort reform plan fails
Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno sponsored a tort reform reform measure which failed in the House Judiciary Committee. (WJBC file photo)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD ...
May 29, 2015
