Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois State University students voice opinions amid strike nearing
Illinois State UniversityNORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Three tentative agreements were reached between the United Faculty of Illinois State University and the administration.Keith Pluymers, associate history ...
Apr 01, 2025
Officer-involved shooting in La Salle leaves one dead; ISP investigating
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: File)LA SALLE, Ill. (WMBD) - A man was shot and killed Sunday by police officers after he repeatedly left a house and pointed a gun at them.The L...
Mar 31, 2025
Tesla Takedown protest happening here in Central Illinois
Photo courtesy: XBLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Another week of Tesla takedown protests around the world have now reached here in central Illinois.Demonstrators gathered at the Tesla dealership in Bloomin...
Mar 31, 2025
Solar farm, once rejected by Tazewell Board, is approved for Morton property
Solar farm. (Photo courtesy: File) MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The clouds have parted for the plans of a solar farm in Tazewell County.In Wednesday's meeting, the Tazewell County Board approved a special us...
Mar 28, 2025
Intellectual and developmental disability services brace for potential Medicaid cuts
Downtown Chicago's John C. Kluczynski Building, pictured right, houses regional offices for many federal agencies, including the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Disabilities services pro...
Mar 28, 2025
Algae treatment for Lake Bloomington and Lake Evergreen after microcystin spike
Lake Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Lake Bloomington and Lake Evergreen are being cleaned of algae.This comes after an increase in microcys...
Mar 28, 2025
Trump administration blocks more than $400M in funding for Illinois health programs
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By BEN SZALINSKI & JADE AU...
Mar 28, 2025
Despite Trump order, Illinois won’t require voter proof of citizenship
People voting in Springfield during the 2024 general election in November. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFI...
Mar 28, 2025
A university, a rural Illinois town and their fight to survive Trump’s war on higher education
Southern Illinois University. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)By MOLLY PARKERCapitol News IllinoisMparker@capitolnewsillinois.com(Editor's note: This is a first-person column that includes commentary and a...
Mar 28, 2025
Officers justified in decision to shoot, says McLean County State’s Attorney
Bloomington Police held a press conference on Tuesday. (Photo courtesy: Bloomington Police) By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - In the frantic seconds before a 15-year-old was shot by a Bloomington polic...
Mar 25, 2025
