Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories

Former doctor jailed 5 years for bathroom recording scandal
Photo courtesy: FlickrPEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A former neurological surgical resident was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for illegally recording dozens of people in bathrooms at OSF HealthC...
Syndicated Author May 28, 2025

Summer Camp music festival to return next year, tickets halfway sold out
Photo courtesy: Three Sisters park/FacebookCHILLICOTHE, Ill. (WMBD) - For fans of the popular music festival Summer Camp, the stage will soon be set.The festival returns next year after its hiatu...
Syndicated Author May 28, 2025

Family sues hospital for negligence in Logan Dunne’s death
(Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Logan Dunne's family claims in a newly filed lawsuit that members of his treatment team acted negligently when they allowed him to leave the ho...
Syndicated Author May 28, 2025

Illinois General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothers
State Rep. Katie Stuart, D-Edwardsville, speaks to chief of staff Clayton Harris shortly after passing a bill that mandates employers give nursing mothers paid time to pump breast milk. (Capitol News ...
Syndicated Author May 27, 2025

Man arrested for allegedly trying to meet a teenager; running through yards screaming
Peoria Police.(Facebook/Peoria Police Department)HANNA CITY, Ill. (WMBD) - A man was arrested after running through yards yelling someone was trying to kill him, after allegedly trying to go camping w...
Syndicated Author May 27, 2025

Heartland College hosts Workforce Equity Initiative open house
Heartland Community College. (Photo courtesy: Heartland) NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - On Thursday, an open house was hosted at Heartland Community College for the Workforce Equity Initiative.Prospective stud...
Syndicated Author May 23, 2025

Lawmakers pass bills on AI community college instruction, food handling, school bus seat belts
State Sen. Sally Turner, R-Beason, is pictured on the Senate floor Wednesday. She passed a measure requiring certain allergen training for food handlers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)...
Syndicated Author May 22, 2025

General Assembly passes bill to mandate anti-bias training for obstetric care providers
Sen. Willie Preston, D-Chicago, speaks on the Illinois Senate floor on Wednesday in favor of his bill to require anti-bias training for maternal health providers. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry...
Syndicated Author May 22, 2025

Union condemn Tailgate N’ Tallboys for allegedly not hiring local stagehands
Photo courtesy: Tailgate N’ Tallboys (Courtesy: Facebook) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A theatrical union is taking action to condemn an event organizer for allegedly not hiring local stagehands.T...
Syndicated Author May 22, 2025

Illinois awards funding for Constitution Trail extension
Constitution Trail. (Photo courtesy: File) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The state of Illinois announced on Wednesday that it awarded funding for a trail extension project in Bloomington.Gov. JB Pritzker...
Syndicated Author May 22, 2025 The main portion of the trail is located in Bloomington-Normal. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)