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One dead, two injured in motorcycle crash on I-55 in Normal
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - One person is dead and two more were injured after two motorcycles crashed on Interstate 55 in Normal. Just before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Illinois State Police ...
WJBC Staff May 11, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)

As Illinoisans lose federal food assistance, independent grocers face debt, store closure
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com As households across Illinois brace to lose their federal food assistance this month, grocery stores, especially independe...
WJBC Staff May 11, 2026 Craig Norrenberns, a fourth-generation Illinois grocer, poses in one of the four independent groceries he owns in southern Illinois. Norrenberns testified before a House committee about the potential impacts SNAP cuts will have on independent grocers. (Photo courtesy Norrenberns)

A man was hospitalized after a Bloomington shooting on Saturday
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - One person suffered "potentially life-threatening injuries" after a Bloomington shooting on Saturday. Officers with the Bloomington Police Department were called ...
WJBC Staff May 11, 2026 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Police/Facebook)

Cook County man sentenced for Bradley University dorm gun incident
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Cook County man was sentenced to six months in jail and probation in connection with an accidental shooting at Bradley University dorm last fall that injured a woman...
WJBC Staff May 08, 2026

Carterville assistant football coach arrested on criminal sexual abuse charges
By JACKSON BRANDHORST Saluki Reporting Lab jbrandhorst@dailyegyptian.com & MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois mparker@capitolnewsillinois.com MARION - John "Jake" Wakey, the Carterville High Schoo...
WJBC Staff May 08, 2026

Eureka College celebrates opening of new Student Success Center
By WMBD TV EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - Eureka College hosted a ribbon-cutting Thursday morning, celebrating the opening of its new Student Success Center. The newly repurposed 27,000 square foot building wi...
WJBC Staff May 08, 2026

Unit 5 Esports team makes history with state tournament finish
By WMBD TV MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - The Unit 5 Esports team walked away from the state tournament with an historic finish and some shiny hardware. The history-making began at Sectionals, the quali...
WJBC Staff May 08, 2026

Family, friends, supporters honor fallen Illinois police officers
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com In a ceremony at the state Capitol, family, friends and supporters honored the lives of two law enforcement officers who d...
WJBC Staff May 08, 2026

Iconic Summer Camp Festival canceled, future uncertain
By WMBD TV CHILLICOTHE, Ill. (WMBD) - The iconic music festival, Summer Camp, has been canceled. That's according to Kevin Yates, who is the executive director of the Chillicothe Park District. Yates'...
WJBC Staff May 08, 2026

Conspiracy charge dismissed for 'Broadview 6' as other ICE protesters sue over post-arrest DNA collection
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A federal judge on Thursday officially dismissed the main conspiracy charge against the remaining "Broadview Six"...
WJBC Staff May 08, 2026 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in downtown Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)



