Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Secretary of State announces transition group’s recommendations for improving the office
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias. (Facebook/Alexi Giannoulias)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is announcing his transition team's recommendat...
Jan 18, 2023
SNAP benefits will return to pre-pandemic levels in March
The SNAP program serves more than two million people in Illinois. (Facebook/Illinois Department of Human Services)By IIS RadioSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Human Services says enhance...
Jan 18, 2023
Normal expands boundaries for town’s largest new residential development in years
Artists rendering of Carden Springs in Normal. (Fairlawn Capital)By 25 NewsNORMAL – An annexation agreement paving the way for Normal's largest residential development in years won unanimous app...
Jan 18, 2023
Statewide gas prices up 17 cents compared to last week
Gasoline prices in Illinois have risen 10.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.48 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. (WJBC file photo)By Neil DoyleBLOOMINGTON – According to GasBuddy,...
Jan 16, 2023
Illinois corn set a record in 2022
USDA’s Mark Schleusener says the state is number two for corn, behind Iowa. (Photo by Andy Melton/flickr)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – 2022 was a very good year for Illinois crops, so says the...
Jan 16, 2023
IWU plans $16.5 million upgrade for on-campus student housing
The work should be completed this fall in time for the start of classes. (Illinois Wesleyan University)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – On-campus housing for first-year students is about to undergo a $16...
Jan 10, 2023
McLean County Unit 5 holding special board meeting to consider ballot question
In a statement, the district says that Unit 5 maintains the lowest education fund tax rate of all the neighboring districts. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsNORMAL – Facing a nearly $12 million struc...
Jan 10, 2023
Free rides possible for Connect Transit passengers
Some of those changes, though, aren't all for expansion. Connect has had to cut back on its services in the past few months, with route reductions first starting in October. (Facebook/Connect Transit)...
Jan 10, 2023
Illinois Senate passes its own version of an assault weapons ban
Senate President Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). (Dave Dahl/WJBC) By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Hours after a Highland Park mother played a recording of a six-year-old shrieking away from gunfire, members ...
Jan 10, 2023
Bloomington Police sergeants and lieutenants get higher pay under new union contract
The sergeants and lieutenants will also get $1,000 signing bonuses. (WJBC file photo)By 25 NewsBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington Police sergeants and lieutenants will receive pay raises, and they'll hav...
Jan 10, 2023
