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LISTEN: Craft Beer Thursday with Fiala Brothers Brewery & Beer Hall
Check out the podcast from Craft Beer Thursday at Fiala Brother's Brewery and Beer Hall in Uptown Normal: Learn more about Fiala Brothers Brewery and Beer Hall in Uptown Normal, here: https://www.fial...
Nov 12, 2025 Ryan (front) and Steve Fiala (back), owners of Fiala Brothers Brewery & Beer Hall
Home Sweet Home Ministries seeks turkey donations for Thanksgiving
By WMBD-TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Home Sweet Home Ministries is asking for the community's help in their "Big Give" event. The not-for-profit partners with Midwest Food Bank to create Thanksgiving...
Nov 12, 2025 (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Key Illinois Democrats at odds with Durbin over shutdown vote - again
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is once again at odds with other prominent Illinois Democrats over a vote that set in motion a plan to e...
Nov 12, 2025
Bailey to stay in governor's race following family tragedy
SPRINGFIELD - Less than three weeks after a helicopter crash claimed the lives of his son, daughter-in-law and two grandchildren, Darren Bailey said late Monday that he will move forward with his camp...
Nov 12, 2025 Darren Bailey and his wife Cindy announce that he will stay in the governor’s race in a three-minute video posted to social media. He was contemplating his next move after his son, daughter-in-law and two grandkids died in a helicopter crash.
A Trip of a Lifetime: Cruise down the Douro River Valley in 2026
Join WJBC for a trip of a lifetime through the stunning Douro River Valley in Portugal from July 16 - 24, 2026! Experience the breathtaking beauty of this unspoiled region, home to the world's oldest ...
Nov 10, 2025
McLean County man arrested after allegedly making threats to superintendent
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A man has been arrested after allegedly making threats to a McLean County superintendent. Jackwin Alverzios, 56, was arrested on charges of threatening a school official, ...
Nov 10, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Parkside Junior High mourns loss of 7th-grade student
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Parkside Junior High School offers tips to families following the death of a seventh-grade student. Edder Diaz, 13, died on Saturday, Nov. 8, after being rescued from a mobile ho...
Nov 10, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Normal Fire Department/Facebook)
Toys for Tots Celebrates 25th Anniversary in McLean County
It's time for the 25th Anniversary of Toys for Tots here in McLean County! Every year WJBC teams up with McLean County Toys For Tots to collect donations of new, unwrapped toys for the kids of McLean ...
Nov 10, 2025
'Clean Slate' Act passes after failing to clear legislature in past years
CHICAGO - Nearly 2.2 million people in Illinois might see eligible criminal records sealed following passage of the 'Clean Slate' Act during last week's veto session. The bill would require law enforc...
Nov 07, 2025 State Sen. Steve McClure, R-Springfield, speaks on the Senate floor on Oct. 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Restrictions on federal immigration agents' use of riot control weapons extended indefinitely
CHICAGO - Federal agents carrying out the Trump administration's "Operation Midway Blitz" immigration enforcement campaign will be indefinitely restricted from using riot control weapons like pepper b...
Nov 07, 2025 Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino signals to immigration agents as he leaves the federal courthouse in downtown Chicago on Oct. 28. A federal judge admonished Bovino for using tear gas in residential areas in violation of a court order. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
