Category Archives: Headlines
Police make drug arrest in Chillicothe
By WMBD TV CHILLICOTHE, Ill. (WMBD) - The Chillicothe Police Department arrested a woman on several drug charges on Tuesday. Tammy L. Hoover, 56, was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, posses...
May 13, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
Illinois gas tax to jump to 50 cents per gallon on July 1
By WMBD TV and WTVO ILLINOIS, Ill. (WTVO) - Illinois drivers are set to face increased costs at the gas pump beginning July 1, when the state's gas tax will rise to nearly 50 cents per gallon. This up...
May 13, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his 2026 State of the State address in the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
How Illinois county clerks are combating election misinformation
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Trust in U.S. elections is eroding. Between skepticism about redistricting, fear about immigration agents at the polls, an...
May 13, 2026
Peoria organization affirms committment to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - After the Monday announcement that OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is formalizing the end of its affiliation with St. Jude, the Peoria organization is reaffirming ...
May 13, 2026
Possible hantavirus case not linked to MV Hondius ship investigated in Illinois
By WMBD TV/WTVO WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a possible case of hantavirus in a Winnebago County resident, though officials say the risk to...
May 13, 2026
Pritzker urges feds to release $1B in broadband funds to Illinois
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging the release of ...
May 12, 2026
El Niño to return: Cooler, wetter summer and warmer, drier winters to follow
By WMBD TV (Peoria, Ill.) WMBD - We're coming off two consecutive La Nia winters and are well on our way to an El Nio as Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) are heating up across the eastern Pacific. Lates...
May 12, 2026
Rep. LaHood on Iran war, Social Security and data centers
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - With the Iran war going into its third month, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he still urges a quick end to the war. This is despite voting against the War Powers Resolution tha...
May 12, 2026 Rep. Darin LaHood. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Big House Ballgame at Old Joliet Prison kicks off Route 66 festivities
By JULIA LEVY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com JOLIET - At the Old Joliet Prison, made famous by the "Blues Brothers" film, the Joliet Slammers baseball team staff were generou...
May 12, 2026 A player from the Joliet Slammers gives away a foul ball to spectators at the kickoff baseball game on April 30 at the Old Joliet Prison. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Julia Levy)
Bloomington airport project close to take-off thanks to federal dollars
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood on Monday delivered a $1.5 million grant for an airport plan that could bring more jobs to the Twin Cities. The federal funding will help b...
May 12, 2026
