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No Kings Rally draws massive crowd in Downtown Bloomington
The rally was held outside the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - More than 1,000 people packed Bloomington's downtown on Saturday, for a ...
Jun 16, 2025
Former Speaker Madigan sentenced to 7.5 years for fraud
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan exits the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Oct. 31. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP/WMBD-TV) - The stunning downward spira...
Jun 13, 2025
Professors sue Bradley University saying 2023 staffing cuts were improper
(Photo courtesy: Bradley University)PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) - A federal lawsuit alleges Bradley University breached contracts with its faculty, failed to abide by its own faculty handbook and rac...
Jun 13, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Bradley University)
Motorcyclist dead after McLean County crash
(Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) ELLSWORTH, Ill. (WMBD) - A man is dead after a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning in McLean County.Deputies with the McLean County Sheriff's Office were dispatched at 7:3...
Jun 13, 2025
Raoul’s office to receive $15.7M budget increase for operations
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul speaks to state Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, on the floor of the Illinois Senate on May 30, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By PETER HANCOCKCa...
Jun 12, 2025
Mosquito-borne West Nile virus found in Tazewell County
(WJBC file photo)MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Officials have confirmed a mosquito pool collected in Tazewell County has tested positive for West Nile Virus.The pool was reportedly collected on Tuesday, June ...
Jun 12, 2025
Wyoming man to pay $300K to family of Dunlap High student killed in 2024 crash
The case was recently in court. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Wyoming man will pay $300,000 to the family of a Dunlap High School student, killed last year in a traffic collision, t...
Jun 12, 2025
Pritzker to tell Congress ‘both parties are to blame’ for broken immigration system
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol N...
Jun 12, 2025
Trial set for late June for woman accused of poisoning ex-police chief
The case remains in trial. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)GALESBURG, Ill. (WMBD) - A Maquon woman accused of poisoning a former police chief more than two years ago will go to trial later this month, a ...
Jun 12, 2025
Outage at Tazewell County 911 center results in calls routed to Peoria County
(Photo courtesy: Pixabay)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Calling 911 in Tazewell County, at least for the time being, will send a person to Peoria's emergency dispatch center due to an outage.In a Facebook post...
Jun 12, 2025
