Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
IEMA providing online security tips for Cyber Security Awareness month
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency is providing cyber security tips all month on its website, ready.illinois.gov. (Photo courtesy flickr/Sharaf) By Joe Ragusa BLOOMINGTON – October is Cybe...
Oct 11, 2015
CornBelters to feature Cardinals, Cubs legends game
Baseball greats (left to right) Fergie Jenkins, Bill Buckner and Lee Smith are scheduled to appear in a Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals Legends Game at the Corn Crib on Normal on July 16, 2016. (...
Oct 10, 2015
Titans and Redbirds on WJBC Saturday
By WJBC staffGame Day with Adam Studzinski kicks off sports coverage today at noon on WJBC 1230 AM.That will be followed by the Illinois Wesleyan homecoming game against Millikin 1 p.m. in College Con...
Oct 10, 2015
ISU allowing students to enroll despite lack of MAP funding
ISU will continue to allow students to enroll in classes if they are dependent on MAP funding. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – No state budget has meant no funding for MAP grants for...
Oct 10, 2015
Bloomington City Council to hold work session on budget Monday
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington City Council is going to hold a work session Monday to prioritize budget cuts in advance of next year’s projected $7.3 million d...
Oct 09, 2015
Clare House is closing its doors
By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – After decades of feeding the hungry in Bloomington-Normal the Clare House is closing its doors. The following press release was released Friday afternoon.The Clare Ho...
Oct 09, 2015
Rauner on Democratic resistance to collective bargaining changes: you’ve done them before
Rauner said Democrats have supported limits on collective bargaining before. (WJBC File Photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Gov. Bruce Rauner's response to Democratic resistanc...
Oct 09, 2015
ISU preparing for wide range of budget impasse outcomes
ISU President Larry Dietz said the university is prepared for a wide range of state appropriation cuts. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Illinois’ public universities are s...
Oct 09, 2015
McCarter to challenge Shimkus in GOP House primary
State Sen. Kyle McCarter has declared his candidacy for the Illinois 15th Congressional District. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio Network LEBANON – Changing his mind ab...
Oct 09, 2015
Illinois Democrats: State to go broke in months without budget
State Sen. Kwane Raoul says he rejects Gov. Bruce Rauner's call for Democrats to either support his reforms or pass a tax hike on their own. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov) By John Gregory/Illinois Radi...
Oct 09, 2015
