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Boil water order issued for dozens of addresses in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The town of Normal's Water Department has issued a boil water order for dozens of addresses due to a repairs to a water main. The boil order is in effect for multiple buildings o...
Sep 26, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Town of Normal finishes quick-build projects, seeks feedback
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The town of Normal has officially completed all of its "quick build" projects and is welcoming feedback from the community about how they are working. The quick-build projects ar...
Sep 26, 2025 Normal Town Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal)
Outgoing Decatur City Manager hired by Davenport, Iowa government
DAVENPORT, Iowa (WCIA/WMBD-TV) - As the fallout continues in Decatur over the resignation of City Manager Tim Gleason, another city has announced it has hired him for a position in its government. WCI...
Sep 26, 2025 Tim Gleason formerly served as the City Manager of Bloomington and Decatur. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Bloomington-Normal mourns loss of advocate Ryan Whitehouse
BLOOMINGTON, Ill (WMBD) - Ryan Whitehouse is being remembered as a visionary leader of Bloomington-Normal who spent his life advocating for others. According to a message on the Illinois Farm Bureau w...
Sep 26, 2025 Ryan Whitehouse. (Photo courtesy: Illinois Farm Bureau)
Judge rules feds can't block Illinois' disaster funding in response to immigration laws
The Trump administration cannot withhold federal emergency funding from Illinois because the state refuses to participate in federal immigration enforcement, a Rhode Island federal judge ruled on Wedn...
Sep 26, 2025 Illinois Attorney General Raoul. (Photo courtesy: File)
Darren Bailey enters Illinois governor's race, pledging new approach to Chicago area
BLOOMINGTON - Darren Bailey's second campaign for governor will take a different approach to Chicago and its suburbs following his unsuccessful 2022 bid, the downstate farmer and former Republican sta...
Sep 26, 2025 Former Republican State Sen. Darren Bailey speaks to supporters at a rally in Bloomington to open his 2026 campaign for governor on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Bailey named Cook County Republican Party Chair Aaron Del Mar, right, as his running mate. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Illinois Department of Corrections investigated for employee overtime abuse
The Illinois Department of Corrections is under scrutiny after a state audit found some employees are abusing overtime. A report from the Illinois Auditor General found some employees used paid time o...
Sep 25, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)
Durbin hopes to meet with ICE this week about Chicago-area raids
SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said he is hoping to meet with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials this week about their operations in the Chicago area. Illinois' Democratic members of C...
Sep 25, 2025 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois Air National Guard base in Springfield on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
Tazewell County Health Department to temporarily close for maintenance
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - The Tazewell County Health Department announced on Wednesday that it will be temporarily closing its Pekin location at 1800 Broadway St. for maintenance. The closure will occur on...
Sep 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Tazewell County Health Dept./Facebook)
Man killed in Eureka motorcycle crash identified
EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal man killed in a crash on Route 117 near Eureka Tuesday morning has been identified as 42-year-old Allen Skaggs. The crash between a motorcycle and a truck pulling a tr...
Sep 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
