Category Archives: Top Stories
Bloomington residents learn more about downtown streetscape project
Downtown Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – A plan to revitalize downtown Bloomington will soon commence construction, and residents and business owners learned mo...
Feb 04, 2025
Groups demand release of after-school program funding
The Boys and Girls Club of Central Illinois, in Springfield, is one of the many organizations that rely on state funds for after-school programs. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)By PET...
Feb 03, 2025
Trump tariffs could impact hundreds of billions of dollars of trade in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker makes keynote remarks at the U.S.-Canda Summit in June 2024. (Photo provided by the Office of Gov. JB Pritzker)By BEN SZALINSKIbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.comCapitol News IllinoisS...
Feb 03, 2025
Peoria County Coroner identifies man killed in Tazewell County crash
Police continue to investigate the accident. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By WMBD TV TAZEWELL COUNTY – A Peoria man has been identified as the person who died in a crash in Tazewell County Frid...
Feb 03, 2025
Coroner Identifies 32-year-old man killed in a crash in Bloomington
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – McLean County Coroner has identified a man killed in a single vehicle crash in Bloomington.Albert...
Feb 03, 2025
District 50 student teacher arrested for disorderly conduct for social media comment
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) By WMBD TV WASHINGTON, Ill. – A 22-year-old student teacher at John L. Hensey School in Washington was arrested for allegedly ...
Jan 31, 2025
Illinois students remain at or above national average
Eighth grade math scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in Illinois rose slightly in 2024 and outperformed the national average. (Source: Nationsreportcard.gov)By PETER HANCOCKCapi...
Jan 31, 2025
One dead after crash in Bloomington
The accident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) BLOOMINGTON – A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Bloomington on Thursday.According to the Bloomington Police De...
Jan 31, 2025
Illinois lawmakers revive push to create prescription drug affordability boardÂ
State Rep. Nabeela Syed speaks to members of the media at the Illinois Capitol about the proposed Illinois prescription drug affordability board on Jan. 29, 2025. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by...
Jan 30, 2025
ISU police searching for man photographing individuals in the bathroom
Do you know this person? (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University/Facebook) By WMBD TV NORMAL – Illinois State University police are asking for help locating a man who was photographing people...
Jan 30, 2025
