Category Archives: Local News
Home Sweet Home Ministries propose 50-cabin village for unhoused in Bloomington
Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington nonprofit wants to use a Connect Transit property to build cabins for people experien...
Feb 28, 2025
‘A baby from a concentration camp’: doctor says of baby allegedly given Zzzquil
The recommended adult dosage is 30 milliliters. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD TV PEORIA – Two women allegedly gave a 13-month-old boy more than the recommended dose of an over-the-counter s...
Feb 26, 2025
One dead after officer involved shooting in Bloomington
The shooting remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – A person is dead after an officer-involved shooting near the 700 block of Fairmont Drive in Bloomin...
Feb 25, 2025
McLean County Coroner identifies 4 who died in Bloomington murder-suicide
(Bloomington Police Department/Facebook)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Four people who were found dead in a Bloomington home Sunday morning were shot to death, the McLean County Coroner said Monday night....
Feb 25, 2025
Normal Police investigating shooting incident
The shooting remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: NPD/File)By WMBD TV NORMAL – The Normal Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred near Orlando Avenue and No...
Feb 21, 2025
Former doctor pleads guilty to videotaping people in Peoria hospital bathroom
A sentencing hearing is set for May. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD TV PEORIA – A former neurological surgery resident with the University of Illinois College of Medicine pleaded guilty to ...
Feb 19, 2025
4th District Appellate Court to hear two cases on the ISU campus
For now, Barton McNeil remains behind bars at a medium-security prison in Pickneyville, Illinois. (Photo courtesy: Illinois Department of Corrections) By WMBD TV NORMAL – Next month, judges from...
Feb 18, 2025
Illinois lawmakers react to Madigan corruption verdict
Then-House Speaker Michael Madigan speaks to members of the media in 2019 at the Capitol after a House Democrats caucus. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)By BEN SZALINSKIand PETER HANCOCKCapitol News...
Feb 13, 2025
Madigan found guilty on several counts; jury deadlocked on others
Former Speaker Michael Madigan. (Photo courtesy: Illinois News Network) By WMBD TV CHICAGO – The jury in trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and longtime political confidant M...
Feb 12, 2025
Pritzker emerging as one of Trump’s most vocal Democratic critics
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Pritzker was considered as former Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate but wasn't selected. Th...
Feb 12, 2025
