Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, observes action on the Senate floor during the last week of the 2025 legislative session. Harmon was the sponsor of a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Windy City Wieners owner said to lawmakers' utility prices are hurting businesses after he received a utility bill of more than $2,000 in one month. The candidate for the Illinois open U.S. Senate seat, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, traveled to Windy City Wieners in Bloomington alongside...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is hoping to bring some of Gov. JB Pritzker's legislative victories to the U.S. Senate as her top initiatives if she's elected next year. Stratton released her first policy platform this week. It details her positions on health care, cost of living, housing and economic issues. In a video stat...

CHICAGO - Shovels are in the ground for a highly anticipated project in South Chicago that its backers, including Gov. JB Pritzker, say will be transformative to a neighborhood still grappling with the loss of a steel plant over 30 years ago. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a hub for quantum tech-rela...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A 43-year-old cold case that was an unidentified woman in McLean County finally has a resolution. Moxxy Forensic Investigations, in partnership with the McLean County Coroner's Office and the McLean County Sheriff's Office, positively identified a woman whose remains were discovered in rural ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - An area school board leader was called out on social media by members of the Republican Party after they deemed a post he made included "lies" about conservatives. The McLean County Republican Party wrote in a Facebook post saying that Unit 5 School Board President Alex Williams "in...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - At WMBD-TV, Shaun Newell wasn't just a general manager-he was a storyteller at heart. Newell, who passed away Monday at the age of 47, believed deeply in the power of media to make a difference. "Shaun was passionate about telling the stories of Central Illinois and he pushed all of us to rem...

CHICAGO - Shovels are in the ground for a highly anticipated project in South Chicago that its backers, including Gov. JB Pritzker, say will be transformative to a neighborhood still grappling with the loss of a steel plant over 30 years ago. The Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, a hub for quantum tech-rela...