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Normal police get $750,000 grant to hire new officers
Congressman Eric Sorensen. NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - On Thursday, US Representative Eric Sorensen presented the Town of Normal with a check to help with public safety.The $750,000 grant from the Departmen...
Apr 25, 2025 Rep. Sorensen. (Photo courtesy: WJBC)
Crimo sentenced to consecutive life sentences; high court upholds ‘venue shopping’ law
The Lake County Courthouse is pictured in Waukegan. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Ashley Soriano)By JERRY NOWICKI& PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnewsillinois.comCHICAGO ...
Apr 24, 2025
Safety targeted at Bloomington White Oak Road and Market Street intersection redesign
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)BLOOMINGTON (WMBD) - White Oak Road between Market and Locust Streets is re-opened to traffic with a new traffic pattern. The reconstruction of the intersection aimed to i...
Apr 24, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
UPDATED: Sheriff identifies alleged shooter in South Pekin double homicide
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)SOUTH PEKIN (WMBD) - A 21-year-old man is in jail Thursday afternoon, hours after he allegedly shot and killed two people at a South ...
Apr 24, 2025 The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: File)
‘They Still Deserve More’ protesters seek support for caretakers of people with disabilities
Members of the 'They Deserve More' coalition flood the rotunda of the Illinois Statehouse, calling on lawmakers to pass wage increases for caretakers of those with intellectual and developmental disab...
Apr 24, 2025
Jury in Sen. Emil Jones III bribery trial indicates possible deadlock
The jury considering state Sen. Emil Jones III's federal corruption trial may be deadlocked on two of the three counts against the senator, according to a note jurors sent the judge late Wednesday, Ap...
Apr 24, 2025
Groundbreaking for Constitution Trail expansion at Heartland College
Pictured (left to right): Jim Jacobs, CEO at COUNTRY Financial, and Keith Cornille, President of Heartland Community College. (Photo courtesy: Heartland) NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Heartland Community Coll...
Apr 24, 2025
UPDATED: Two dead in South Pekin shooting; suspect arrested
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flicker/File) SOUTH PEKIN (WMBD) - Two people are dead and one person is in custody after an early Thursday morning double shooting in South Peki...
Apr 24, 2025
Aaron Rossi admits guilt in fraud and contraband case
Aaron Rossi (Photo courtesy: File) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - In an unscheduled hearing, former Reditus front man Aaron Rossi pleaded guilty to fraud and contraband charges, resolving the last of the crimi...
Apr 23, 2025
Man arrested for stealing forklift at the Peoria Civic Center
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/FilePEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Chillicothe man was arrested for the alleged theft of an unusual item - a forklift - in Peoria.The Peoria Poli...
Apr 23, 2025
