By WJBC Staff BLOOMINGTON - WJBC and the Midwest Labor Association are looking for our 2026 Laborer 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 Laborer of ...

By WMBD TV SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - The Illinois State Police have seen results from their efforts this year to help combat vehicle hijackings across the state. From April to June, the state police recovered 342 stolen or hijacked vehicles and made 24 stolen vehicle arrests and four hijacked vehicle arrests, the agen...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WMBD) - Governor JB Pritzker has designated a day to remember Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Pritzker joined legislators and community members in Chicago at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ to sign the measure, House Bill 4323, officially designating July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Il...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Bloomington Fire Department held its cone course training this week, designed to ensure firefighters are confident in their engine driving abilities. This year, the annual training took place in the parking lot of Eastland Mall, where a course was set up for firefighters to complete without k...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Peoria Chiefs history was made at Dozer Park on Wednesday. The Chiefs broke the franchise record for most home runs in a single season, set in 2002 with the help of future St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Yadier Molina who had seven that year. Two home runs early in the game on Wednesd...

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker said he hasn't seen video of a Jan. 4 police shooting that left an unarmed woman dead after a traffic stop in a vehicle that was reported stolen. The St. Clair County state's attorney declined to charge the offic...

By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Darren Bailey's campaign is getting behind stalled Statehouse legislation that would make nongovernmental organizations that receive at least $10,000 or 20% of their total funding from the state subject to the Illinois Freedom of ...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington announced that it will be launching a new emergency notification system on Monday. CodeRED will help keep residents up to date on public safety issues, water main breaks and other urgent situations, said Katherine Murphy, a city spokeswoman. Residents who re...