Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois lawmakers 5th highest paid in the US
Illinois lawmakers receive a bay salary of nearly $68,000 per year. (WJBC file photo)By Cole Lauterbach/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers are among the highest paid in the c...
Jul 28, 2016
Blagojevich will appear at resentencing by video
Rod Blagojevich has served four years of his 14-year prison sentence. (WJBC file photo)By RFD Radio/WFMBSPRINGFIELD – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich won’t be singing Sweet Home Chica...
Jul 28, 2016
ISU students learning politics in Philadelphia
Six ISU student ae attending theDemocratic National Convention in Philadelphia this week. (Photo by Patsy Bowles) By: Blake Haas NORMAL – College students have become a huge factor in the 2016 p...
Jul 27, 2016
BNAR: New construction sales showing improvement
(Photo courtesy Dan Moyle/flickr) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – New construction home sales in the Twin Cities are starting to improve, after a slow first half of 2016. The latest numbers fro...
Jul 27, 2016
Researcher says delaying vendor payments hurts economy
By Illinois Radio Network CHICAGO- A delay in paying vendors could be directly impacting the state's economy. That's according to a researcher behind a new report from MIT and Harvard. A recent MIT Sl...
Jul 27, 2016
Illinois Farm Bureau opens 1961 time capsule
A new time capsule is being made to be opened in 2066. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Farm Bureau continued its 100th anniversary celebration yesterday by rev...
Jul 26, 2016
Couple charged after children found in moving tub
Samuel and Lapiera Watson posted $185 cash bond each and were released from the McLean County Jail. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – A Tennessee couple is charged w...
Jul 26, 2016
Power of the Purse raises $31K for Women Build
United Way McLean County presented a $31,000 check to Habitat for Humanity McLean County Women Build at a jobsite in Bloomington on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Facebook/United Way McLean County) By Eric ...
Jul 26, 2016
Rauner calls for Illinois term limits, redistricting reform in El Paso
Gov. Bruce Rauner (right) said the General Assembly voting on the measures is the only sure way to get them on the ballot. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski EL PASO – Illinois’ gov...
Jul 26, 2016
Business analyst: McLean County growth slow but steady
Busey Bank Vice Chairman Ed Scharlau delivered his 18th annual Economic Outlook for McLean County in Bloomington on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy Busey Bank) By Eric Stock BLOOMINGTON – McLean County...
Jul 26, 2016
