Category Archives: Top Stories
Illinois State Police investigate shooting in Lexington
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By WMBD TV LEXINGTON – The Illinois State Police has closed Interstate 55 exits in Lexington, saying there was a shooting there...
Feb 06, 2025
Protestors gather outside Illinois Capitol, call for Trump’s impeachment
Protestors hold signs and chant in front of the Illinois State Capitol to protest President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)By JAD...
Feb 06, 2025
Pritzker signs law to prioritize placing foster children with family members
Gov. JB Pritzker signs the KIND Act Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at the Illinois Capitol. The new law requires the state to prioritize family members when placing children in foster care. (Capitol News Il...
Feb 05, 2025
Metro East attorney helps immigrant families prepare for crackdown
Attorney Marleen Suarez prepares dozens of conditional guardianships for undocumented parents. Suarez made a post on Facebook announcing she was offering the service for free so parents facing deporta...
Feb 05, 2025
Fort Jesse Café launches new chapter in Bloomington
Fort Jesse Cafe is located in Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: Fort Jesse Cafe/Facebook) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – It all happened so fast for Zakkary Yuhasz. He joined Fort Jesse Cafe two years ago...
Feb 05, 2025
New bills would ban school fines, provide working moms paid time to breastfeed
Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference in Springfield Tuesday to introduce a bill to prevent students from being fined for in-school behavior. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade A...
Feb 05, 2025
ADM could cut as many as 700 jobs in 2025 in cost-cutting move
Archer Daniels Midland (Photo courtesy: ADM/X)By WMBD TV DECATUR – Anywhere from 600 to 700 ADM employees around the world could lose their jobs this year as the company looks to cut costs.The c...
Feb 04, 2025
Bloomington man arrested for August shooting
(Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police/McLean County Jail) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Police Department arrested a second person for his alleged connection to an August shooting.Accor...
Feb 04, 2025
Woodford coroner releases name of El Paso woman killed in a crash Monday
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)By WMBD TVEL PASO – A two-car crash near Kappa Monday claimed the life of 62-year-old Donna Guenther, of El Paso.Woodford C...
Feb 04, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
ISP responds to deadly two vehicle crash in Central Illinois
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flicker/File) By WMBD TV WOODFORD COUNTY – At least one person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Illinois Route 251 at about 6:56 a....
Feb 04, 2025 The man remains behind bars. (Photo courtesy: File)
