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)

MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Midwest Food Bank is deploying a two-phase truckload of emergency food boxes, along with The Salvation Army, to Texas following the catastrophic floods over the July 4 weekend. John Cirilli, executive director, shares how this kind of aid is a part of their central mission. "In our mission, d...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A man is in custody after allegedly sexually assaulting multiple underage victims. On Tuesday, July 8, Danyal D. Northern, 40, of Bloomington was arrested on ten felony counts in connection with a sexual assault investigation, according to police spokesperson Bryce Janssen. Jannssen said Nort...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A person received significant injuries in a one-vehicle crash late Wednesday morning that closed down parts of South Center Street. Officers with the Bloomington Police Department were called to the 600 block of Center just before 11:30 a.m., near the Huck's gas station, on a report of a sing...

SPRINGFIELD (WMBD- TV) - Someone in Illinois won big after a Lucky Day Lotto drawing on Monday. A lucky iLottery player won a $650,000 prize during Monday's midday drawing, an Illinois Lottery news release said. The winning numbers were 13-30-33-36-43. On Monday, close to 15,000 winning tickets were sold, which netted ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A trio of appellate court judges on Tuesday said a McLean County judge got it wrong when they denied pretrial release to a person accused of grooming a child. Khalid Mohamed Farah could have been released under certain conditions that would have "mitigated" the potential danger he posted...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans could lose benefits from a federal food assistance program while the state will be required to cover more costs under changes passed in the latest domestic policy plan. President Donald Trump s...

BLOOMINGTON - WJBC and Midwest Labor are looking for our 2025 Labor of the Year. The WJBC Laborer of the Year is someone who goes above and beyond, in and out of the workplace. They deserve to be recognized for their hard work and volunteer efforts. To nominate someone as the Labor of the Year, please email the followi...