Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Diaz announces bid for 5th ward seat
Diaz says infrastructure needs to be at the top of the list. (WJBC File Photo)By Terry JamesBLOOMINGTON – Infrastructure needs to be the number one priority for Bloomington.That’s accordin...
Jun 22, 2016
DeWitt County center shutting down
More than 500 patients will be affected. (Courtesy http://dchrc.org/) By Terry James CLINTON – Hundreds of Dewitt County residents are receiving the disappointing news that they will not ...
Jun 22, 2016
IDOT preparing to shut down projects without state budget
State road projects will shut down at the end of the month if a budget deal is not reached. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Bishop/Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – Without a state budget for the n...
Jun 22, 2016 (Photo courtesy
Twin Cities home sales still on the rise
Numbers are expected to continue to rise in June. (Photo courtesy Dan Moyle/flickr) By Adam Studzinski BLOOMINGTON – Overall housing sales continue to rise this year compared to 2015. According ...
Jun 22, 2016
Brady: Dems should call for vote on stopgap spending plan
State Rep. Dan Brady. (WJBC file photo) By Greg Halbleib State Representative Dan Brady (R., Bloomington) says some can’t wait for lawmakers to end the budget stalemate. Brady tells WJBC’s...
Jun 22, 2016
Heartland sets tentative budget with no answer on state funds
The Heartland Community College Board of Trustees has set a tentative $33.5 million budget. (Photo by Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Carie KuehnNORMAL – The Heartland Community College Board of Trustee...
Jun 22, 2016
Comptroller stresses consequences of budget stalemate
The state is a week and a half away from entering a new fiscal year without a budget. (WJBC File Photo) By Carie KuehnNORMAL – Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger spoke in Normal on Tuesday ...
Jun 21, 2016
Miller Park Zoo ready to open flamingo exhibit
(Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiBLOOMINGTON – The Miller Park Zoo is officially opening its first new exhibit in 12 years Friday.The long discussed flamingo exhibit will be the first thi...
Jun 21, 2016
GOP lawmakers to business leaders: You might not get all you are owed
McLean County Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman Carl Teichman (left) introduced (L to R) State Reps. Dan Brady and Keith Sommer and State Sens. Jason Barickman and Bill Brady (not pictured) in a legi...
Jun 21, 2016
Renovation underway for former North Normal Holiday Inn
Representatives from the Town of Normal and Swift Hospitality Group were on hand to break ground on the project Tuesday. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – First it was a Sherato...
Jun 21, 2016
