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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
Insurance plans could soon be required to cover hippotherapy in Illinois
A measure awaiting Gov. JB Pritzker would mandate that certain insurance plans cover hippotherapy and other therapeutic horseback riding treatments. (photo by Philippe Oursel via Unsplash)By JADE AUBR...
Jun 11, 2025
Bloomington police investigate early morning shots fired
(Photo courtesy: File)BLOOMINGTON, Ill (WMBD) - Bloomington police are investigating after receiving a report of several shots fired early Wednesday morning.Bryce Janssen, a spokesman for the Blo...
Jun 11, 2025
Illinois man pleads guilty to ATM jackpotting scheme
(photo courtesy: Flickr/File)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal charge that he and others conspired to steal money from area ATMs.Leandro Bordones Villegas, 26, pleaded in...
Jun 11, 2025
‘Close proximity’ gunshots killed Pontiac father and his son, coroner says
The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Getty Images) PONTIAC Ill. (WMBD) - A Pontiac man and his son died last week after being shot at close range, the Livingston County Coroner s...
Jun 11, 2025
