Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
State Fair vendors hoping to be paid
The 2016 Illinois State Fair is scheduled Aug. 11-21. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Illinois State Fair)By IRNSPRINGFIELD – Manure haulers, fireworks manufacturers and even the county fair queen can ...
Jul 11, 2016
Business group bashes sick leave bill
A business group want Governor Rauner to veto a sick leave bill. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By IRNSPRINGFIELD – An Illinois business group wants Gov. Bruce Rauner to veto a bill that would all...
Jul 11, 2016
Bloomington getting first look at capital improvement plan
The plan will continue to be discussed over several months. (WJBC file photo) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington aldermen will take a first look Monday night at the preliminary draft o...
Jul 11, 2016
Gun safety group shifts since concealed carry
John Boch is Executive Director of Guns Save Life in Champaign. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock CLINTON – A Central Illinois group that teaches how to use a gun is shifting its f...
Jul 11, 2016
Youth groups provide home improvement help in Bloomington-Normal
More than 100 teens from all across the country have spent the week in Bloomington-Normal volunteering to do home repairs through their ministry. (Photo courtesy Tina Brown) By Eric Stoc...
Jul 10, 2016
Twin Cities Kroger stores hosting food drive for Salvation Army
The food drive officially began on July 8. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Bloomington-Normal Kroger stores are holding a food drive to benefit the Bloomington Sal...
Jul 10, 2016
AFSCME strike talk heats up
AFSCME members staged a rally in Bloomington in June 2015. A strike is now being considered. (WJBC file photo)By IRNTalk of a strike seems to be heating up among members of the state's largest public-...
Jul 10, 2016
Spack Pack hopes to bring you back to football
The Spack Pack could save you money. (Photo courtesy GoRedbirds.com)By Terry JamesNORMAL – To get fans excited about the upcoming football season, Illinois State University is offering the ̶...
Jul 09, 2016
Police work continues despite tragedy
Normal Police Chief Rick Bleichner says work will continue to break down walls in the community. (Photo by Matty Ring/flickr)By Blake HaasNORMAL – Despite the tragedy in Dallas, Normal Police Ch...
Jul 09, 2016
NAACP head said bad cops should be rooted out
Cummings says bad police need to be removed from the department. (Facebook/Quincy Cummings)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – The head of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP said the problem of black men bein...
Jul 08, 2016
