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Connect Transit to hold forums on route and frequency updates
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The wheels on the bus go round and round as the song says, in Normal, however, they could be doing that on different routes. On Tuesday, July 8, and Wednesday, July 9, Connect Tr...
Jul 08, 2025 Connect Transit. (Photo courtesy: File)
Former McLean County prosecutor appointed to judgeship in Logan County
LOGAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A former prosecutor in McLean County will trade lectern for a judge's robe and gavel, the 11th Judicial Circuit announced Tuesday. Emily J. Young, an assistant state's atto...
Jul 08, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Bloomington Public Library is Preparing to Cement a New Time Capsule
Bloomington, Ill. (WMBD)- Where do you see yourself in 25 years? The Bloomington Public Library will discover its answer in 2050. On Aug. 1, the Bloomington Public Library (BPL) will cement a new Time...
Jul 07, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Public Library)
Housing funding cut in Illinois budget as homelessness increases
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The number of homeless people in Illinois is rising, but the state's spending on homeless prevention and other h...
Jul 07, 2025 Several tents sit just off of Lake Shore Drive in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, in a park known for its homeless encampments. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
David Perkins wins first PGA Tour championship
FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada (WMBD) - East Peoria graduate David Perkins won his first PGA championship Sunday at the Omnium Explore NB Open in Canada. Perkins won a purse of more than $200,000,...
Jul 07, 2025 David Perkins (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University)
'Hidden gem': Growing number of visitors discovering southern Illinois as travel destination
By SONYA DYMOVA & MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com WOLF LAKE. Ill. - Standing on the edge of a 300-foot limestone bluff in southern Illinois' Shawnee Natio...
Jun 30, 2025 Machaela Sweeney enjoys the view at the top of Inspiration Point near the Mississippi River in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Attorney General Raoul joins lawsuit challenging Trump's termination of federal grants
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced this week he has joined another multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump ad...
Jun 25, 2025 Attorney General Kwame Raoul testifies at a Democratic congressional forum Monday, June 23, about litigation that he and other Democratic state attorneys general have filed challenging actions of the Trump administration. (Screenshot from U.S. House Judiciary Committee Democrats livestream)
COUNTRY Financial: The next 100-years
Jun 24, 2025
High School Basketball 2025 Broadcast Schedule
High School basketball on WJBC is sponsored by CEFCU (Photo courtesy: Pixabay) Each week, WJBC-AM 1230 and FM 102.1 plans to broadcast a High School basketball game of the week, sponsored by CEFCU! Pr...
Jan 08, 2025
Get Your Limited Edition WJBC 2025 Calendar
In 2025, WJBC is celebrating 100 years of local talk, news and sports in Central Illinois. In honor of this anniversary, we have created a commemorative limited-edition calendar featuring photos from ...
Dec 13, 2024
