Category Archives: Top Stories
Statewide effort planned to boost student math scores
On state tests, 41% of Illinois students reached a “proficient” score for reading, outpacing pre-pandemic levels. Math scores are more slowly recovering, still about 5% lower than pre-pand...
Nov 01, 2024
Mother upset about lack of movement in the case of her son’s alleged killer in Bloomington
Anderson is accused of killing Stowers at a Bloomington house party in April 2022. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – A mother grieves her son's death as she watched on in court...
Nov 01, 2024
Homelessness issue not magically fixed following shutdown of tent city in Downtown Bloomington
The City has been working with Eastview Christian Church, Home Sweet Home Ministries and the Salvation Army for months to develop a better solution. (Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON &#...
Oct 30, 2024
ComEd exec testifies utility prepared for bankruptcy before 2011 law threw it a lifeline
A Commonwealth Edison-branded manhole cover sits outside the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago, where former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is on trial for allegedly taking bribes from Com...
Oct 24, 2024
Normal residents, leaders, react to Monday’s town council meeting
Mayor Chris Koos said Tuesday that the council does not intend to impinge on people's First Amendment rights and that the ordinance will need to go back to the drawing board for better clarity. (Photo...
Oct 23, 2024
Feds ‘turned over heaven and earth’ in Madigan probe but found no real bribes, co-defendant says
Mike McClain, a longtime Statehouse lobbyist and the co-defendant of former House Speaker Michael Madigan in an ongoing corruption trial, is pictured last year at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after ...
Oct 23, 2024
McLean County man sentenced to decades behind bars
The man was sentenced Oct. 22, 2024. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By WJBC Staff MCLEAN COUNTY – A McLean County Judge handed down a nearly 75-year sentence earlier this week for a crime almost 2...
Oct 23, 2024
Survey says a majority of Normal residents are satisfied with the town
(Town of Normal Facebook Page)By WMBD TV NORMAL – From quality of life to safety, Normal residents have shared how they feel about their community.From May through July, Normal residents were ab...
Oct 22, 2024
McLean County voters to decide on whether to eliminate the auditor position
McLean County Government Center. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/FIle)By WMBD TV MCLEAN COUNTY – The fate of the McLean County Auditor's position is in the hands of voters come election day.There's a refe...
Oct 22, 2024
Illinois State University cut the ribbon on its future of healthcare training Thursday
Leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday. (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University/Facebook) By WMBD TV NORMAL – Illinois State University cut the ribbon on its future of healthcare ...
Oct 18, 2024
