Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Toys for Tots kicks off 2015 toy drive
(Joe Ragusa/WJBC)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – Toys for Tots of McLean County wants your help providing Christmas presents for less-fortunate children this year.Local organizer Troy Zeigler s...
Nov 12, 2015
ISU graduation rate reaches highest mark in recent history
ISU’s graduation rate is in the top 10 percent of the nation. (WJBC file photo)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – Illinois State University’s graduation rate has reached 73.4 percent, the hi...
Nov 12, 2015
Kirk, Duckworth put aside rivalry for Veterans Day
U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (left) is looking to unseat U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (right). (WJBC file photo)By John Gregory/Illinois Radio NetworkCHICAGO – Recent political attacks may have made for an ...
Nov 12, 2015
Man pleads guilty to beating pregnant woman
Jeremy Coleman of Bloomington is accused of beating a woman who was six months pregnant at the time. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail)By Joe RagusaBLOOMINGTON – A man from Bloomington has been...
Nov 12, 2015
Home care workers claim free speech in SEIU lawsuit
Liberty Justice Center attorney Jacob Huebert and National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorney Bill Messenger discuss their lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union in Chi...
Nov 11, 2015
Rep. Davis: VA still plagued by long delays
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (left) met with veterans at the World War II Memorial in Washington in October. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Rodney Davis)By Eric StockWASHINGTON – As the line of patients wai...
Nov 11, 2015
Renner: Parks and rec likely starting point in budget cuts
Bloomington city officials have said Highland Park Golf Course is projected to lose $300,000 in the 2017 Fiscal Year. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Golf Bloomington)By Eric StockBLOOMINGTON – Mayor T...
Nov 11, 2015
Lawmaker works to promote bacon
A State Representative is fighting for bacon. (Flickr/Cookbookman17)By RFDGENEVA – When bacon and other red and processed meats came under scrutiny from the World Health Organization this month ...
Nov 11, 2015
Democrat Dunkin blamed for child care bill failure
State Rep. Ken Dunkin did not vote on social service bills on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – A state lawmaker has been getting attention f...
Nov 11, 2015
Illinois Democrats fail to reverse child care cuts
State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth sponsored a bill to restore child care subsidies. (Photo courtesy www.ilga.gov)By Dave Dahl/Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Rather than jump to accept what was ...
Nov 11, 2015
