Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
On the Record: Breaking down the $55 billion budget with state Senators Koehler, Arellano
Gov. Pritzker signs the state budget. (Photo courtesy: Gov. Pritzker/File)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Illinois passed a record $55.2 billion budget this year, an increase of $2 billion, but the de...
Jun 17, 2025
Normal council approves change to short term rental rules, new playground
Town of Normal Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal) NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Normal Town Council approved an amendment to its short-term rental rules.During Monday's meeting, new rules were...
Jun 17, 2025
Storms could bring damaging winds and hail to central Illinois
Central Illinois could experience hail this weekend. (Photo courtesy: File Photo)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - After a relatively quiet stretch of weather, a more active pattern will bring the threat of sever...
Jun 16, 2025
No Kings Rally draws massive crowd in Downtown Bloomington
The rally was held outside the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - More than 1,000 people packed Bloomington's downtown on Saturday, for a ...
Jun 16, 2025
Professors sue Bradley University saying 2023 staffing cuts were improper
(Photo courtesy: Bradley University)PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) - A federal lawsuit alleges Bradley University breached contracts with its faculty, failed to abide by its own faculty handbook and rac...
Jun 13, 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
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
Feds to retry Sen. Emil Jones after mistrial on bribery, lying to FBI charges
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaves the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, flanked by two of his daughters after a jury delivered a partial verdict in ...
Jun 10, 2025
Goodwill of Central Illinois to merge with central and southern Indiana chapter
Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Goodwill Industries of Central Illinois announced they will be merging with an Indiana chapter.The Peoria-based Goodwill, as well as Indianapolis-based...
Jun 10, 2025
