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) - Bloomington City Mayor Dan Brady is encouraging residents to give back to the community in honor of Labor Day. As part of a new initiative, the mayor is challenging those in Bloomington to find time this holiday weekend to volunteer, said city spokesperson Katherine Murphy. "Labor Day ce...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Children's Discovery Museum announced that a McLean County native will be taking over as its director of education next month. Katie Keller will take the role starting on Sept. 2, a museum spokesperson said. The job's responsibilities include developing curriculum, recruiting educators and pro...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Illinois State University has announced changes to its tailgating rules with football season starting this weekend. Now, tailgating will end at kickoff of the game, instead of 90 minutes after the game like it was. This change aligns with what many other universities are doing. It will also help f...

Two national gun rights organizations are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Cook County's ban on assault-style weapons in hopes that such a decision would overturn similar bans nationally, including the statewide ban Illinois lawmakers enacted in 2023. The Firearms Policy Coalition and the Second Amendment F...

SHIRLEY, Ill. (WMBD) - The McLean County Animal Services, formally known as the McLean County Animal Control, announced on Wednesday that it will be transferring to a brand-new facility. The new facility is located at 13060 East 850 North Rd., which is about a mile from the former shelter, a McLean County Animal Servic...

JONESBORO, Ill. - It was a bitterly cold evening on Jan. 19, 1997, when Judy Stegle and her husband, Mike, received the call that would upend their lives forever. Their 17-year-old daughter, Cortnie Stewart, a softball and basketball standout at Anna-Jonesboro Community High School, a gifted painter with a spunky attit...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill (WMBD) - Bloomington City Council spoke on the discriminatory flyers left around the city last week, and council members and the mayor pledged against hate in the city. These pledges were made by signing cards, offered by the Not in Our Town organization, which has been combating hate in the city since...