Category Archives: Local News
Normal gets federal dollars for infrastructure projects, Sorensen announces
The spending bill now advances to the Senate for passage and then heads to the President's desk for signature. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said there wa...
Mar 24, 2024
McLean County Housing Coalition updates report on housing difficulties
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, affordable housing is defined as spending less than 30% of one's income on housing costs such as utilities and monthly rent or a mort...
Mar 24, 2024
Phone outage resolved at two OSF Healthcare locations
(Photo courtesy Pixabay)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – OSF Healthcare reported that it has been having issues with its phone lines for the past several days, but reported late Thursday night that the i...
Mar 22, 2024
Illinois State Police: One arrested in Bloomington area for human trafficking
The signs of human trafficking can be subtle; to learn more, please visit Recognizing the Signs | National Human Trafficking Hotline. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The Illinois State ...
Mar 22, 2024
Bloomington Police release St. Patrick’s Day enforcement results
The St. Patrick's Day enforcement campaign was funded by federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation. (Photo courtesy: BPD/File)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON R...
Mar 21, 2024 Bloomington Police (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police/File)
Coroner identifies victim of deadly three-vehicle crash in McLean County
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flirkr/File) By WMBD MCLEAN COUNTY – McLean County Coroner Kathy Yoder has identified the victim of a deadly three-vehicle crash that o...
Mar 20, 2024
Peoria’s police chief rips judge for releasing man after gun pointed at officer
Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria. (Photo courtesy: City of Peoria) By WMBD PEORIA - Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria minced no words and held nothing back when he angrily blasted a judge's decis...
Mar 20, 2024
Unofficial voter turnout down in Central Illinois
These numbers are subject to change because of same-day registration, but here are the turnout percentages, by county. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD-TVCENTRAL ILLINOIS – Based on lists of r...
Mar 20, 2024
Voters in three counties sign off on tax referendum for Olympia School District
Voters in McLean, Tazewell and Woodford counties all said yes to the measure that increased the rates for the educational fund and for the operations and maintenance fund. (Photo Courtesy of WMBD-TV)B...
Mar 20, 2024
Tazewell County primary election results
(WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVTAZEWELL COUNTY – Results are in for the primary elections in Tazewell County.Tazewell County picks Bill Atkins, Tammy Stimson, Eric Schmidgall as Republican Candidate...
Mar 20, 2024
