Category Archives: Headlines
Champaign man charged in connection with alleged child sex crimes in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A man was arrested in Normal for alleged child sex crimes on Wednesday, police say. Nathaniel L. Stokes, 35, of Champaign, faces charges of predatory criminal sexual assault and ...
1h ago (Photo courtesy: Normal Police)
Illinois to issue its own vaccine guidelines
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is among a growing list of states that are issuing their own vaccine guidelines that could supersede those of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Gov. JB Pri...
1h ago Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Home Sweet Home Ministries 'The Bridge' project on track to be completed by mid-December
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bridge Project is on track to be completed by the middle of December, giving the homeless a place to get out of the cold. The Bridge Project is a non-congregate shelter ...
6h ago Community leaders gathered earlier this year for a ground breaking ceremony. (Photo courtesy: HSHM)
New sports being offered to Unit 5 students
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - The McLean County Unit Five School Board is making changes to high school sports. At Wednesday's meeting, board members unanimously approved adding boys' volleyball and gi...
6h ago (Photo courtesy: McLean County Unit 5)
Durbin calls to restore public broadcasting funds after cut
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WMBD) - Illinois' senior U.S. Senator and Democratic Whip, Dick Durbin, met with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Wednesday on the impacts of the Rescissions Act of 2025, o...
22h ago Sen. Dick Durbin. (Photo courtesy: Dick Durbin/Facebook)
Rivian 'accelerating American manufacturing' with Georgia plant
SOCIAL CIRCLE, Ga., (WMBD) - Rivian Automotive Inc. held a groundbreaking event for a new manufacturing plant in Georgia on Tuesday. The event featured Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp among a slew of other st...
Sep 17, 2025 (Photo courtesy Rivian/Facebook)
Lawsuit leads to release of federal funding for EV chargers in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will release a new round of federal funding to build electric vehicle charging stations after the Trump administration initially sought to withhold it. The state on Wednesday an...
Sep 17, 2025 An electric vehicle charging station pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
'We are not backing down': Feds ramp up immigration raids in Chicago area
The federal government is significantly ramping up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area as a specialized federal law enforcement team arrived in Chicago on Tuesday. U.S. Customs and Border Prot...
Sep 17, 2025 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with one of two men being processed by Homeland Security officials during a visit to Springfield on May 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Downstate will get 'something' from Chicago transit bill according to Illinois House Speaker
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Illinois' Speaker of the House on Tuesday confirmed that Downstate will get something out of the Chicago transit bill. The Windy City's transport system is facing a fiscal c...
Sep 17, 2025 Illinois Speaker Chris Welch. (Photo courtesy: File)
On the Record: Sharon Chung opposes tax plan, advocates fair downstate transit funding
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Bloomington Normal's state Representative said she would not support a statewide tax to save Chicago transit, which is facing a fiscal cliff by January 2026. "We would be actuall...
Sep 16, 2025 Sharon Chung. (Photo courtesy: Sharon Chung/Facebook)
