Category Archives: Headlines
Better Business Bureau of Central Illinois warns of gambling scams
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Better Business Bureau of Central Illinois is warning people to make sure they are using a regulated site when they are gambling after a slew of scams. From 2022 to the middl...
Aug 21, 2025 (Photo courtesy: file)
New IWU football coach wants to honor the Titan's past
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) - For the first time in nearly four decades, Illinois Wesleyan is heading into the football season with a new coach. Jared Williamson is getting ready to coach his first ...
Aug 21, 2025 Jared Williamson, IWU Football Head Coach. (Photo courtesy: IWU)
Illinois sees economic growth as unemployment falls statewide
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - Two government agencies have confirmed that metro areas across Illinois are all seeing a decrease in unemployment. The decrease occurred in all 12 Illinois metro areas for t...
Aug 21, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Getty images/file)
Insurance industry opposes regulation, blames inflation, climate change for rate hikes
Insurance industry officials defended recent homeowners insurance rate spikes this week, blaming such factors as inflation and climate change while warning that attempts to regulate their ability to s...
Aug 21, 2025 A 2023 storm caused extensive home damage in parts of Springfield, including trees falling on homes. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Superintendent Mark Jontry to retire from Regional Education Office #17
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Mark Jontry, the Regional Office of Education #17 superintendent, announced Wednesday morning he is retiring at the end of his term. "I've enjoyed a 30-plus-year career in e...
Aug 21, 2025 Mark Jontry (left) endorsed current Assistant Regional Superintendent, Molly Allen (right), earlier this week. (Photo courtesy: ROE #17/Facebook)
UPDATE: Home uninhabitable after fire in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A home is now considered uninhabitable after a fire in Normal on Wednesday. The fire occurred on Virginia Avenue near Linden Street at approximately 5:30 p.m., Normal Fire Spokes...
Aug 21, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Matt Swaney, Normal Fire Dept./Facebook)
Election lawyers, Obama alumni renew Illinois redistricting reform push
CHICAGO - A group of former Obama administration officials and election lawyers announced Tuesday they are attempting to reform the way the state draws district maps for the state legislature. They wa...
Aug 20, 2025 Bill Daley, left, and Ray LaHood, right, speak at a launch event for their campaign to change how Illinois draws its legislative maps. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Senate President Harmon appeals $10M fine for improper campaign contributions
CHICAGO - How long can a political candidate's decision to loan their campaign money allow them to take unlimited donations from donors? As long as four years for a state senator, according to Senate ...
Aug 20, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
White nationalist rally flyer sparks concern in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A white nationalist rally could occur later this month in Bloomington, according to a flyer posted around the city and on social media. Facebook communities linked to the Tw...
Aug 20, 2025 Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington)
Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure
BREESE, Ill. - After strong community opposition, including a county board meeting where dozens of people spoke against it, the Proud Boys billboard that was put up near a high school in Clinton Count...
Aug 20, 2025 A Lamar Advertising representative on Monday moves an ad for the far-right extremist group Proud Boys; the sign was taken down entirely around noon Tuesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Molly Parker)
