Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Pritzker threatens to veto any budget containing ‘broad-based’ tax increase
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to reporters following an event at the Illinois State Library in Springfield on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Pritzker pledged to veto any budget with "broad-based" tax increases. (...
May 29, 2025
Two men sentenced in separate sexual assault cases
Carlos Cregan, 37, of Normal. (Photo courtesy: Normal Police) NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Two men were sentenced this month to several years in prison for sexual assault in separate cases.Carlos Cregan, 37,...
May 29, 2025
Bloomington’s $36M bond boosts water infrastructure upgrade
Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady recently joined WJBC’s Afternoon Show. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington is taking steps towards improving its water infrastructure.At Tuesday's coun...
May 29, 2025 Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady (Photo courtesy: WJBC)
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...
May 28, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File)
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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)...
May 22, 2025
