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WMBD wins Station of the Year at Silver Domes
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - WMBD took home three downstate Silver Dome awards at the DoubleTree Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield on Monday. WMBD won 2025 Station of the Year for a medium TV market,...
Oct 28, 2025
'Send anyone else, and Sonya Massey would still be alive,' | Inside the Courtroom: Sean Grayson trial - Day 7
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The jury has begun to deliberate in the Sean Grayson murder trial. The panel of 12 went out at about 11:40 a.m. And now it's a waiting game for both the Grayson family as well as...
Oct 28, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
Crowded Dem primaries, GOP field for governor take shape as candidates file for office
SPRINGFIELD - Four years ago, candidates braved a mix of rain and snow. Two years ago, it was bone-chilling cold. But on Monday, the sun was shining with an Autumn crisp in the air as hundreds of cand...
Oct 28, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker and lieutenant governor candidate Christian Mitchell prepare to file nominating petitions at the Illinois State Board of Elections building in Springfield on Monday, Oct. 27. Between them is Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar, who is running for lieutenant governor on the GOP ticket alongside former state Sen. Darren Bailey. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
State rep., comptroller candidate's ICE disclosures draw threats from DOJ
CHICAGO - As state officials continue seeking ways to counter aggressive immigration enforcement activity under President Donald Trump's "Operation Midway Blitz," state Rep. Margaret Croke has drawn i...
Oct 28, 2025 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announces a new Plate Watch Hotline in a YouTube video, in which an ICE agent apparently says, “You can record all you want. We change the plates out every day.” (Screenshots by Capitol News Illinois)
'It remains your choice' defense tells jury during closings | Inside the Courtroom: Sean Grayson trial - Day 7
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Sean Grayson's defense lawyers stressed the importance to the jury that "you don't owe anyone an explanation of your verdict." A Peoria County jury - the case was moved here due ...
Oct 28, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Sangamon County Jail)
Rivian prepares for layoffs, impacting 4.5% of workforce
NORMAL, Ill (WMBD) - Rivian is preparing for layoffs that will amount to about 4.5% of its workforce. The announcement from EV Company CEO RJ Scaringe was sent to employees last week. It said, "with t...
Oct 27, 2025 (Photo courtesy: WJBC)
Former Peoria mayoral candidate sentenced to probation, jail time for forgery
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A former candidate for Peoria mayor pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges related to the most recent campaign, where he was accused of forgery. Jacob Ryan, 24, pleaded gui...
Oct 27, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Fate of Illinois' first-in-the-nation credit card 'swipe fee' ban awaits judge's ruling
CHICAGO - A law that would make Illinois the first jurisdiction in the world to ban financial institutions from charging "interchange fees" on the tax and tip portions of debit and credit card transac...
Oct 27, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Natural gas rate increases likely for Ameren, Nicor customers next year
Customers across Illinois could face increased natural gas rates next year, based on proposed decisions in two proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission. The regulatory agency, which oversee...
Oct 27, 2025 The Michael A. Bilandic Building, pictured in spring 2024, houses the offices of the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Defense expert: Grayson acted properly | Inside the Courtroom: Sean Grayson trial - Day 6
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson has taken the stand and will testify at his own murder trial. That comes after an expert on use of force by police spent all ...
Oct 27, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Sangamon County Jail)
