Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois human trafficking bill focuses cross-agency coordination, victims
Sen. Dale Fowler, Brenda Myers-Powell and Sen. Julie Morrison show support for SB2323 on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Myers-Powell was a victim of human trafficking for 25 years. (Capitol News Illinois ...
Mar 19, 2025
Illinois House panel advances bill to strengthen homeschooling oversight
A woman holds a sign, which is just one of the many signs held by the thousands of people who gathered in the Statehouse on Wednesday to oppose a bill relating to homeschoolers. (Capitol News Illinois...
Mar 19, 2025
Federal DOJ launches probe into Illinois’ treatment of people with disabilities
The state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center is seen in Anna, Ill., Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The 150-year-old facility serves about 330 people annually. (Photo Whitney Curtis for ProPu...
Mar 19, 2025
A man from Normal medaled in the Special Olympic World Winter Games in Turin, Italy
(Photo courtesy: Special Olympics) By WMBD TV NORMAL – A man from Normal medaled in the Special Olympic World Winter Games in Turin, Italy.Daniel Johnson won silver in the 400-meter snowshoeing ...
Mar 19, 2025
City of Bloomington launches new online Infrastructure Dashboard
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – Residents in Bloomington have a new tool at their fingertips.A new Infrastructure Dashboard was launched by the city, which features al...
Mar 19, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Sara Blair is finding hope after losing her salon in a fire in Bloomington
Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Fire DepartmentBy WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – Sara Blair is finding hope after losing her salon in a fire.Born in Pontiac and raised in Bloomington, Blair is a cent...
Mar 19, 2025
Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee
Sen. Christina Castro, right, and Samir Tanna, deputy legislative director for Gov. JB Pritzker, testify before a Senate committee Tuesday on a bill that would require all school districts in Illinois...
Mar 19, 2025
Illinois lawmakers pursue restrictions on search warrants after botched raid in Chicago
Rep. Kam Buckner, D-Chicago, right, presents a bill in the House Judiciary- Criminal Committee on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, alongside Anjanette Young. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski) By ...
Mar 19, 2025
Prisoner Review Board sued for negligence a year after released prisoner killed Chicago boy
The Prisoner Review Board office in Springfield in 2024. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Campbell)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoishmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Th...
Mar 18, 2025
Peoria County Sheriff investigates woman’s body found in Illinois River
The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: File)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a woman who was found in the Illinois Ri...
Mar 18, 2025
