Category Archives: Headlines
Judge rules feds can't block Illinois' disaster funding in response to immigration laws
The Trump administration cannot withhold federal emergency funding from Illinois because the state refuses to participate in federal immigration enforcement, a Rhode Island federal judge ruled on Wedn...
Sep 26, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Raoul. (Photo courtesy: File)
Darren Bailey enters Illinois governor's race, pledging new approach to Chicago area
BLOOMINGTON - Darren Bailey's second campaign for governor will take a different approach to Chicago and its suburbs following his unsuccessful 2022 bid, the downstate farmer and former Republican sta...
Sep 26, 2025 Former Republican State Sen. Darren Bailey speaks to supporters at a rally in Bloomington to open his 2026 campaign for governor on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Bailey named Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar, right, as his running mate. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Illinois Department of Corrections investigated for employee overtime abuse
The Illinois Department of Corrections is under scrutiny after a state audit found some employees are abusing overtime. A report from the Illinois Auditor General found some employees used paid time o...
Sep 25, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)
Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids
SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he is hoping to meet with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week about their operations in the Chicago area. Illinois' Democratic members of C...
Sep 25, 2025 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Springfield on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Tazewell County Health Department to temporarily close for maintenance
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - The Tazewell County Health Department announced on Wednesday that it will be temporarily closing its Pekin location at 1800 Broadway St. for maintenance. The closure will occur on...
Sep 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Tazewell County Health Dept./Facebook)
Man killed in Eureka motorcycle crash identified
EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal man killed in a crash on Route 117 near Eureka Tuesday morning has been identified as 42-year-old Allen Skaggs. The crash between a motorcycle and a truck pulling a tr...
Sep 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
Coroner identifies Bloomington woman involved in Tuesday fatal crash
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified a woman who died after a crash on Tuesday. Jessica J. Wimp, 24, of Bloomington died from "multiple blunt injuries due to an ...
Sep 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Police/Facebook)
Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington awarded $12.5M grant
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Central Illinois Regional Airport is receiving millions in funding thanks to a federal grant. The $12.5 million airport improvement grant comes from the Federal Aviation...
Sep 24, 2025 Carl Olson (left) serves as the Executive Director at Central Illinois Regional Airport. (Photo courtesy: WJBC)
School bus driver sentenced for grabbing back of kid's neck in McLean County
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A Ridgeview School District bus driver was sentenced to 12 months of court supervision after leaving red marks on a child from grabbing the back of their neck and arm. Jos...
Sep 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Pixabay/File)
Illinois health department recommends COVID vaccines for all adults
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health has recommended all adults get a COVID-19 shot this fall despite federal guidelines that narrowed the group of people recommended for the shot. I...
Sep 24, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker receives his COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
