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'We are not backing down': Feds ramp up immigration raids in Chicago area
The federal government is significantly ramping up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area as a specialized federal law enforcement team arrived in Chicago on Tuesday. U.S. Customs and Border Prot...
WJBC Staff 12h ago Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with one of two men being processed by Homeland Security officials during a visit to Springfield on May 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)

New laws aim to shield providers of abortion meds, ban ticketing in schools
By PETER HANCOCK & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker signed the final two bills from the spring session Friday, giving his approval to more than 430...
WJBC Staff Aug 22, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker signs a bill in Springfield on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

WJBC Back to School Shoe Drive with COUNTRY Financial Rep. Melissa Isenburg
It's time again for our Back to School Shoe Drive to make sure that local kids in our area have a pair of new gym shoes to head back to school! We are once again teaming with Country Financial Represe...
Faith Rinker Aug 01, 2025

State-backed quantum park plan expands with new company, computer
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Quantum computing company Infleqtion will open an office in Illinois and build a quantum computer on Chicago's Sout...
WJBC Staff Jul 24, 2025 Anne Holcomb, an activist from Chicago’s far South Side, holds signs outside the Global Quantum Forum in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

Normal police seek public assistance in Motel 6 robbery case
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Police Department is asking for help in finding three people in connection with the robbery of a person at a Motel 6 last week. As part of their "Manhunt Monday," a po...
WJBC Staff Jul 14, 2025

Trump's 'big bill' takes center stage in Illinois' U.S. Senate race
PEORIA - With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 are hitting the campaign trail seeking to position themselves...
WJBC Staff Jul 11, 2025 U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, left, meets with independent pharmacy owners, including Dave Bagot of Petersburg Pharmacy (right), in Petersburg on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
COUNTRY Financial: The next 100-years
WJBC Staff Jun 24, 2025

2025 WJBC Hawaiian great escape with Scott Miller and Direct Travel. #1 Bucket list vacation achieved thanks to DirectTravelCI.com
60 Central Illinoisans joined me (Scott Miller) on an incredible paradise filled trip to the islands of Hawaii. We spent 3 days in Honolulu before boarding the NCL Pride of America cruise ship.Waterfa...
Syndicated Author Mar 03, 2025
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Normal hosting breast cancer event in September
Event organizers hope to raise $85,000 in funds. (Photo courtesy: More Than Pink Walk/File)By WMBD NORMAL – The Susan G. Komen foundation announced on Monday the 2024 MORE THAN PINK Walk is comi...
Syndicated Author Aug 05, 2024