Category Archives: Headlines
Bloomington police receive firearm enforcement grant
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A local police department received state funding to support firearm enforcement. The Bloomington Police Department received a $21,519.69 grant as part of the fourth round of...
Aug 05, 2025 (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Aquifer protection, Chicago pension boost among more than 100 new laws
By BEN SZALINSKI, ANDREW ADAMS & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law 124 of the 436 bills sent to him by lawmakers in the sp...
Aug 04, 2025 The Illinois Capitol is shown in May 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Man arrested after allegedly shooting gun near woman in El Paso
EL PASO, Ill. (WMBD) - A man is in custody after allegedly shooting a gun near a woman. Derrico Quinn, 36, was arrested and booked on charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and dome...
Aug 04, 2025 Derrico Quinn. (Photo courtesy: Woodford County Sheriff's Office)
California man arrested after alleged $3 million cocaine haul on I-74
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A California man was arrested on Interstate 74 after allegedly being found with more than $3 million of cocaine in a box truck. Osvaldo Anaya Ramirez, 40, was arrested and...
Aug 04, 2025 The man remains behind bars. (Photo courtesy: File)
Texas Dems flee to Illinois to block redistricting vote
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker welcomed a contingent of Texas House Democrats to Chicago Sunday night as part of a strategy to delay a vote in...
Aug 04, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker and Texas House Minority Leader Gene Wu talk to reporters from the DuPage County Democrats headquarters in Carol Stream after Democrats fled Texas to prevent a vote on a Republican-backed congressional redistricting plan. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
WJBC Back to School Shoe Drive with COUNTRY Financial Rep. Melissa Isenburg
It's time again for our Back to School Shoe Drive to make sure that local kids in our area have a pair of new gym shoes to head back to school! We are once again teaming with Country Financial Represe...
Aug 04, 2025
Illinois joins suit against Trump administration orders limiting gender-affirming care
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and other Democratic attorneys general are suing the Trump administrati...
Aug 01, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is pictured on the floor of the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Chicago Cubs to host 2027 MLB All-Star Game at Wrigley Field, pending a lockout
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Chicago Cubs will host the 2027 MLB All-Star Game, the team's fourth time hosting the event. The announcement c...
Aug 01, 2025 WRIGLEY: Diners sit at bar patios near Wrigley Field, the home of the Chicago Cubs, before a home game against the Orioles on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
WJBC High School Football Extravaganza back for another season
Every Friday night throughout the season WJBC brings you coverage of the High School Football Extravaganza, sponsored by CEFCU! Pregame coverage starts at 6:50 p.m. every Friday night followed by kick...
Aug 01, 2025 The WJBC High School Football Extravaganza is sponsored by CEFCU. (Photo courtesy: WJBC)
Pritzker signs bill to implement mental health screenings in schools
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning duri...
Aug 01, 2025 Photo courtesy: File)
