Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Rauner signs 4 bills to expand hunting
Gov. Bruce Rauner recently signed four Illinois Department of Natural of Resources measures. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Gov. B...
Aug 30, 2016
Elderly man sentenced to prison for sexually abusing four minors
Harlan Mohr was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison on Monday. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – A McLean County judge has sentenced an elderly man to 3 1/2 years in...
Aug 30, 2016
Normal Police issue safety reminders after trail attack
Constitution Trail closes at 9 p.m. each night. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Police are issuing safety reminders after a college student was reportedly attacked and robbed w...
Aug 30, 2016
First Student location manager replaced
First Student announced their location manager has been replaced. First Student provides busing services for Unit 5 School District. (WJBC file photo) By Terry James and Sam Thomas ...
Aug 29, 2016
Bloomington bike races disrupted by thumbtacks on course
(Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – A men’s championship race ended with bicyclists in the hospital after someone threw thumbtacks on the course at the Bloomington Criteri...
Aug 29, 2016
Illinois farmers expecting record yields
(Photo by Shane McGraw/flickr)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois farmers may be looking at record-topping yields for their corn and soybean crops, due to the heat and humidity that&...
Aug 29, 2016
Illinois Chamber pushing Safe Roads Amendment
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is promoting the Safe Roads Amendment on November’s ballot, which would force lawmakers to use highway funds for their intended purpose. (WJBC file photo)By Greg...
Aug 29, 2016
Rauner hopeful for movement on budget deal soon
Gov. Bruce Rauner says now’s the time to lay the groundwork to get a budget deal in place that the legislature can adopt when they return to Springfield in the fall.(WJBC file photo)By RFD Radio...
Aug 29, 2016
Illinois prison population falls; system still considered overcrowded
The head of the John Howard Association, Jennifer Vollen-Katz, says Illinois prisons still have about 12,000 inmates too many. (Flickr/MichaelCoghlan) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – New...
Aug 29, 2016
Marijuana industry exec: Illinois on a familiar path to legalization
Illinois has taken steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, but one cannabis industry expert said the final step may not come from lawmakers in Springfield. (Photo by BrettLevin/flickr) By Illinois Rad...
Aug 29, 2016
