Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’
Regional Transportation Authority Board Chair Kirk Dillard speaks at an event promoting new electric Pace buses in early February while Gov. JB Pritzker watches. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew...
Feb 28, 2025
WATCH: Trump shouts at Zelenskyy as he and Vance berate Ukrainian leader as ‘disrespectful’
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Matt Wade)By WMBD TV and AP WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump shouted at Ukraine's leader on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating Presiden...
Feb 28, 2025
Bloomington Gold Corvette car show moving to St. Louis
(Facebook/Illinois State University)By WMBD TVBLOOMINGTON – The longest running Corvette car show is moving to St. Louis for its summer event after being in Normal last year.In its 52nd year,&nb...
Feb 28, 2025
Illinois State University faculty union members hold protest for anniversary of negotiations
Illinois State University. (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University/File) By WMBD TV NORMAL – Illinois State University's faculty union is marking one year of bargaining with public action to ...
Feb 27, 2025
Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyers
A bill pending in the General Assembly would allow first-time home buyers to set up tax-deductible savings accounts to save up for their down payment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)B...
Feb 27, 2025
Trump to implement new tariffs on Illinois’ largest trading partners as state faces uncertainty over economic projections
Governor's Office of Management and Budget Director Alexis Sturm speaks to the House Revenue and Finance Committee in Springfield on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Cam...
Feb 27, 2025
Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
A crowd of about 100 people gathered in the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a rally urging state lawmakers to continue to support pro-immigrant policies, including Illinois' programs for no...
Feb 27, 2025
Pritzker says federal funds still being withheld; warns of further spending cuts
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks with reporters during a news conference at University of Chicago Medicine Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Il...
Feb 27, 2025
Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
Gov. JB Pritzker enters the House chamber on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, for his annual budget address. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News Illinoisnews@capitolnews...
Feb 26, 2025
Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship
The Paul Findley Federal Building in Springfield houses the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed cont...
Feb 25, 2025
