Category Archives: Local News
Election judges needed in Central Illinois
The Illinois primary election is March 19. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Election commissions all over Central Illinois are looking to fill judge openings before the March 19 primary....
Mar 06, 2024
Gov. Pritzker announces federal funding to address food insecurity in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker visited the Midwest Food Bank in Morton on Tuesday. (X/Governor JB Pritzker)By WMBD-TVMORTON – Midwest Food Bank is one of 15 recipients around the state to receive grant fundin...
Mar 06, 2024
Rivian moving to two shift work schedule in April
Rivian made the announcement on Tuesday. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Rivian Senior Corporate Communications Sr. Manager Kelli Felker has confirmed with WMBD that Rivian R1 manufacturing ...
Mar 06, 2024
Former Reditus Laboratories building up for lease in Pekin
The building was once home to one of the state’s largest COVID-19 labs. (Photo courtesy: Maloof Real Estate) By Blake Haas PEKIN – A building in Pekin, once home to Reditus Laboratories an...
Mar 05, 2024
Coroner identifies woman killed in house fire last week in Delavan
The home was fully engulfed when crews arrived on the scene last Friday. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr)DELEVAN – An 81-year-old woman was identified as the person who died in a deadly house fire las...
Mar 05, 2024
ISU student TV station celebrates 50 years
Illinois State Universities student run TV station, TV-10. is celebrating its 50th anniversary. (WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Illinois State University's student-run TV news station, TV-10, celebr...
Mar 05, 2024
Normal Town Council approves budget ordinance and amendment initiation on tobacco
Councilmembers Scott Preston and Andy Byars were the only two to vote against the tobacco motion. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – The Normal Town Council approved it's budget unanimously for...
Mar 05, 2024 Normal Town Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: File)
Sunnyside Community Gardens shuts down operations
The community garden has been in operation since 2016 and worked to provide thousands of pounds of produce to the West Bloomington community. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington/File) By WMBD BLOOMIN...
Mar 04, 2024
Bloomington moves to condemn prominent vacant building
The building has many code violations, including infrastructure concerns that could impact surrounding buildings. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington/Facebook) By WMBD BLOOMINGTON – A prominent...
Mar 03, 2024 (Photo courtesy: File)
Miller Park holds a 5K run to raise funds to repair the zoo carousel
The carousel will be sent off in May to be restored, and the restoration will take about six to eight months. (Photo courtesy: Miller Park Zoo) By WMBD BLOOMINGTON – Hundreds of people stampeded...
Mar 03, 2024
