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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)
Ex-GOP nominee for AG Tom DeVore temporarily loses law license over inappropriate client relationship
The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered former Illinois attorney general Republican nominee Tom DeVore's law license suspended for 60 days, following a yearslong public feud involving his client-turned...
Sep 23, 2025 Former Republican Illinois attorney general candidate Thomas DeVore is pictured at the Illinois State Fair in 2022. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Pritzker directs agencies to limit spending in response to Trump's economic policies
Illinois agencies must identify spending reductions and create reserves in their budgets to prepare for an economic downturn, according to an executive order issued Tuesday by Gov. JB Pritzker. Pritzk...
Sep 23, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker sings a bill at the Illinois AFL-CIO in Springfield on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
UPDATE: Deadly motorcycle crash reported on Route 117 near Eureka
EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Bloomington man is dead after a crash on Route 117 near Eureka this morning. The crash between a motorcycle and a truck pulling a trailer was reported about 8:10 a.m. at Route ...
Sep 23, 2025 (Photo courtesy: WMBD-TV)
Connect Transit's new route expands service in Twin Cities
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Connect Transit is making a major change to its bus route, allowing public transit to service more places in the Twin Cities. The "mint" route will take effect on Oct. 5, re...
Sep 23, 2025 (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Bloomington City Council implements 1% grocery tax
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington City Council is deciding to implement a one percent grocery tax. It's a continuation of the previous tax at the state level that is now left for municipalities to...
Sep 23, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
McLean County man was arrested after shots fired in Bloomington Saturday
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A man was arrested Saturday after shots were fired in Bloomington. Lorenzo L. Aken, 45, of Bloomington, was arrested on counts of possession of a weapon by a felon, aggravat...
Sep 22, 2025 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Police)
McLean County woman dies in house fire, investigation ongoing
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A 72-year-old Saybrook woman died Friday after a house caught fire. Carol D. Purcell likely died from probable carbon monoxide intoxication due to inhalation of smoke and so...
Sep 22, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Downtown Bloomington to have road closures this week
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington is warning drivers of several road closures downtown this week. A post on the city's Facebook page said the following closures, will take place from ...
Sep 22, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
