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Local athletes shine at the Shriner's All-Star football game
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - All-Star weekend kicked off in Central Illinois as several area athletes suited up for the last high school football game of the school year. The Shriners' All-St...
WJBC Staff 10m ago (Photo courtesy: File)

Gas prices fall for third week, averaging $3.85 nationally
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - For the third straight week, gas prices fell by double digits, according to a website that monitors gasoline price fluctuations. According to the GasBuddy website surv...
WJBC Staff 15m ago

'A home for hope': Obama Presidential Center christened in grand opening ceremony
By AIDAN KLINEMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Former President Barack Obama convened a star-studded celebration Thursday to open his long-awaited President...
WJBC Staff 19m ago

$5K reward for information on alleged casino robber who might have ties to Normal
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The FBI is asking the public for helping in finding and arresting a man accused of robbing a central Missouri bank earlier this year and is willing to pay $5,000. The ...
WJBC Staff 25m ago

Chiddix Junior High teacher's detention hearing postponed until next week
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - An attorney for a Chiddix Junior High teacher asked to delay a detention hearing until next Wednesday. Andrew "Drew" Miller, 41, of Normal, appeared in McLean Cou...
WJBC Staff Jun 19, 2026

In the Shawnee: Alpha-gal syndrome poses threat to southern Illinoisans as tick population surges
By KRISTIN BORCHERS & RILEY SEMBLER Saluki Local Reporting Lab For Capitol News Illinois Article Summary Alpha-gal syndrome is a little-known allergy caused by a lone star tick bite and can cause ...
WJBC Staff Jun 18, 2026

Bloomington Fire Department mourns loss of Captain James Schreiber
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Fire Department announced the sudden death of one of its own on Monday. Captain James Schreiber, 53, died suddenly while he was off duty at his home, accordi...
WJBC Staff Jun 18, 2026

Peoria Heights mayor to stand trial for DUI in July
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A jury next month could decide if Peoria Heights Mayor Matt Wigginton is guilty of DUI stemming from his arrest in April in a Downtown Peoria parking deck. During a fi...
WJBC Staff Jun 18, 2026

'No one can credibly investigate themselves': Now-cleared 'Broadview Six' protesters request special prosecutor
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The now-cleared "Broadview Six" protesters are asking a federal judge to appoint a special prosecutor to investig...
WJBC Staff Jun 18, 2026

ICYMI: Chiddix Junior High teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Chiddix Junior High teacher has been arrested Wednesday after he was indicted for alleged child exploitation. A 42-count bill of indictment was returned by a Mc...
WJBC Staff Jun 18, 2026



