Category Archives: Headlines
Bradley receives $2 million for capital improvements
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Bradley University was awarded $2 million in grants from the state for campus improvements. State Sen. Dave Koehler and state Rep. Jehan Gordon Booth, who is also the Majority Le...
Jun 30, 2025 Photo courtesy: File)
Join WJBC for the Spirit of McLean County Sky Concert
We hope to see you on Friday, July 4th, for the Spirit of McLean County Sky Concert! The fireworks will start at dusk, around 9:15 p.m., at Miller Park in Bloomington and Fairview Park in Normal. Than...
Jun 30, 2025
Chicago man ordered held in connection to ISU shooting
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A 19-year-old Chicago man will remain in jail pending the outcome of his case in connection to a shooting at Illinois State University earlier this year. Emir Thomas appeare...
Jun 30, 2025 McLean County Jail. (Photo courtesy: McLean County Law and Justice Center)
National speculation helps 'get more for the people of Illinois,' Pritzker says
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker began his third campaign for governor on Thursday, but much of the buzz around his 2026 campaig...
Jun 27, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker holds a branded craft “JBeer” on stage at a Springfield campaign kickoff event alongside local state Sen. Doris Turner. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Campers at Timber Pointe relish outdoor fun and new friendships
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Grade school students ran around Timber Pointe at Lake Bloomington this week, enjoying the outdoors and making new friends during Camp Limberlost. "I think a lot of them are...
Jun 27, 2025 Kiwanis Club of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Facebook/Kiwanis)
Home Sweet Home Ministries launch new fundraising campaign
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A local non-profit launched a new campaign to raise money that will go towards helping unsheltered neighbors in Bloomington-Normal. Home Sweet Home Ministries' "Build The Br...
Jun 27, 2025 Home Sweet Home Ministries. (Photo courtesy: HSHM/Facebook)
Community comes together to support Humane Society after A/C failure
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Humane Society has lost air conditioning after their system went out overnight, making the building around 85 degrees. "The first one went down a while ago and we got it fixe...
Jun 27, 2025 The Humane Society of Central Illinois. (Photo courtesy: HSCI/Facebook)
Man arrested on 20 counts of child pornography charges
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Normal man, already facing charges in Southern Illinois, is now facing possible counts in McLean County after being arrested for possessing child porn. Collin Maguire, 21,...
Jun 26, 2025
Body found during missing person search in LaSalle County
LASALLE COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - The LaSalle County Sheriff's Office located a body while looking for a missing person on Wednesday. Sheriff Adam Diss said they first received a report of a missing perso...
Jun 26, 2025 The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
Gov. Pritzker launches reelection campaign
By CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker will run for a third term as governor. He's officially making the announcement Thursday in a four-stop tour that sp...
Jun 26, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker waves at the crowd during his second inaugural address in Springfield in January 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
