Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Plan to limit scope of ‘crime-free housing’ ordinances clears Illinois Senate committee
Emily Coffey, senior counsel of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, speaks beside Sen. Karina Villa, D-Chicago, during a Senate Executive Committee in the Statehouse on Wednesday. (...
May 15, 2025
Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air
A couple of passengers ride a southbound Red Line "L" train in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD R...
May 15, 2025
Illinois Supreme Court hears arguments over Sean Grayson’s pretrial status
A Macon County Sheriff's Office mugshot of Sean Grayson was taken on Oct. 24. Grayson, a former Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy, is charged with the first-degree murder of Sonya Massey, an unarmed Bl...
May 15, 2025
Heyworth agriculture program earns prestigious state honor
(Photo courtesy: Heyworth High School)HEYWORTH, Ill. (WMBD) - A central Illinois school district was given an enormous honor for their achievement in agriculture.Heyworth's Junior and Senior High Scho...
May 12, 2025
‘Our identity has been frozen in time’: How Native American advocates are influencing Springfield
Attendees of the 2025 Native American Summit perform a dance in the Illinois Capitol rotunda on March 12, 2025, in full Native regalia. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Bridgette Fox)By BRIDGETTE FOX&a...
May 12, 2025
McLean County Coroner Identifies man who drowned in Lake Bloomington
Lake Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)HUDSON, Ill. (WMBD) - McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder identified a man who drowned in Lake Bloomington on Thursday.Ernest F. Lamke...
May 09, 2025
Miller Park Zoo to host event to raise awareness on endangered species
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Miller Park Zoo will host a day of activities to help raise awareness about Endangered Species on May 17.The zoo will be hosting several activities in honor of Endangere...
May 09, 2025
Illinois state parks draw highest number of visitors in more than a decade
The state spent more than $70 million installing breakwaters at the Illinois State Beach Park near Zion to protect the park's beaches. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By BEN SZALINSKICapi...
May 09, 2025
Longtime Chicago friend describes first American pope as ‘very dedicated’
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. (Credit: Simone Savoldi via Unsplash)By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – As the red...
May 08, 2025
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem’s Illinois stop on immigration laws called ‘publicity stunt’
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem speaks in front of a house in the neighborhood where progressive activist Emma Shafer was murdered in 2023. Noem holds a binder full of pictures of people she said are "still...
May 07, 2025
