CHICAGO - Nearly 2.2 million people in Illinois might see eligible criminal records sealed following passage of the 'Clean Slate' Act during last week's veto session. The bill would require law enforcement agencies to automatically seal eligible criminal records every six months. Excluded from the measure are convictio...

CHICAGO - Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement campaign will be indefinitely restricted from using riot control weapons like pepper balls and tear gas without adequate justification and warning after a federal judge's ruling Thursday. U.S. Dis...

MCLEAN, Ill. (WMBD-TV) - The old water tower in the Village of McLean is getting some restoration. In 2023, the board of trustees initially voted to remove the unused tower. But they later decided in 2024 to sell it to the revitalization group CORE of McLean for only $1. Now, that water tower is getting a facelift with...

Each week, WJBC-AM 1230 and FM 102.1 plans to broadcast a High School basketball game of the week, sponsored by CEFCU! Pregame coverage starts at 6:50 p.m. followed by play-by-play at 7 p.m. And don't miss the postgame coverage as well! High School basketball on WJBC is sponsored by CEFCU, Heller Ford, Gill Street Spor...

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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD TV) - An 18-year-old Bloomington man pleaded guilty this week to stabbing another person to death two years ago. According to McLean County Circuit Court records, Luis Monroy was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the Sept. 23, 2023, d...

CHICAGO - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials overhaul its processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview in order to make it more humane. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman's ruling followed hours of testimony the previous day from undocumented immigrants w...

SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House rejected a bill Thursday that would have given the state Department of Insurance authority to regulate homeowners' insurance rates. Gov. JB Pritzker had called for the legislation in July after State Farm Insurance announced it was raising rates for property and casualty insurance in Il...