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Fell Park is the Town's oldest public park. Jesse Fell donated the land to the Town for public use in the late 1880s. (Scott Miller/WJBC)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Community members and town leaders cam...

LaHood stressed the budget must be fiscally responsible, as the federal debt currently stands at a whopping $32 trillion, of which $7 trillion is COVID-19-related. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVPEORIA &#...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – A delegation led by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is back from Japan, and she believes the trade mission met its goal."We are ho...

The forecast would show Illinois again Number One in soybeans and Number Two (behind Iowa) in corn. (Photo courtesy USDA)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The updated harvest forecast shows 198 bushels ...

Community members may also sign up for daily, weekly, or monthly email alerts about crimes happening within a certain distance of an address such as a home, workplace, or school. (WJBC file photo)By W...

The Board will hold an open search and encourages stakeholder participation throughout the process. (Facebook/Illinois State University)By Jake FogalNORMAL – The Board of Trustees at Illinois St...

Hearings to examine book bans, focusing on how censorship limits liberty and literature. (Official U.S. Senate photo by John Shinkle)By Dave DahlWASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee chair U.S...

Chang is no longer employed at the hospital. (Photo courtesy; WJBC/File) By WMBD News PEORIA – A former neurosurgery resident at OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center has been indicted on ...

Issac Jackson, 29, of LeRoy, was indicted in October 2021 and pleaded guilty in November 2022. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVSPRINGFIELD – A LeRoy man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison l...

By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.4 days suitable for field work during the week ending September 10, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 71.2 degrees, 1.2 degrees above normal. Precipi...