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UPDATED: Normal house fire causes damage to garage; melts neighbor houses siding
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A garage received major damages and occupants were displaced after a fire broke out in Normal on Sunday.The Normal Fire Department was called at 7:37 p.m. Sunday to the 1800 bloc...
May 05, 2025
New supplier park and jobs coming to Normal, says Rivian and Gov. Pritzker
Rivian Automotive is located in Normal. (Photo courtesy: WJBC)NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Rivian will build a 1.2 million square-foot supplier park in Normal as part of a $120 million investment i...
May 05, 2025 (
Former Gov. George Ryan dead at 91; remembered for corruption conviction, halting death penalty
Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan's photo hangs in the Statehouse's Hall of Governors. Ryan died Friday, May 2, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinois...
May 02, 2025
Senate leaders split on community college bachelor’s degree proposal
State Sen. Cristina Castro is pictured in a Senate Executive Committee hearing last year in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@cap...
May 02, 2025
On May Day, thousands march for immigrant, labor, women and LGBTQ+ rights
Solidarity became one of the key messages promoted at the demonstration. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sonya Dymova)By SONYA DYMOVAMedill Illinois News Bureaunews@capitolnewsillinois.comCHICAG...
May 02, 2025
‘Never asked to be a part of this somber club’: Illinois honors fallen police officers
The mother of Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca mourns her son at the Illinois Peace Officers Memorial Ceremony at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Capitol News Il...
May 01, 2025
Driver of Chatham fatal crash had clean toxicology, Illinois State Police confirm
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, center, released toxicology results of the driver involved in a crash that killed four children at a central Illinois after-school program during a news c...
May 01, 2025
Home Sweet Home Ministries to host public forums to discuss proposed shelter village
Home Sweet Home MinistriesBLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - If you have questions and/or want answers about the proposed shelter village in Bloomington, now is your chance to learn more.Two upcoming public f...
May 01, 2025
How one volunteer in Normal helps bring peace to patients through song
(Facebook/Carle BroMenn Medical Center)NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - When you think of volunteering at a hospital, you may think of helping nurses and doctors save lives and operate on patients.Something that...
May 01, 2025
Human error led to double votes in Tazewell County election
Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman, who oversees the elections for the county, said two people voted early and then forgot about it.PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Two people in Tazewell County voted twice last...
May 01, 2025
