Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Capitol News Illinois sues Sangamon County for records of sheriff’s office pursuit
Capitol News Illinois logoBy CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOISnews@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD – Capitol News Illinois is suing Sangamon County and Sangamon County Central Dispatch system after a den...
Oct 09, 2024
Former Illinois Gov. pushing voters to vote ‘yes’ on advisory referendum
Former Gov. Pat Quinn. (Photo courtesy Facebook/Pat Quinn)By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – If you know anything about Pat Quinn, you know the former governor has to be all over a property tax referend...
Oct 09, 2024
Red Cross says blood donations are “Critically Needed”
The recent storms and their aftermath have forced more than 100 blood drives to be cancelled in affected regions which are crucial areas for helping keep the Red Cross' blood and platelet supply stock...
Oct 09, 2024
Illinois to award $27 Million in grants for electric buses to reduce pollution
The funds come from a settlement with Volkswagen for violating the Clean Air Act. (Photo Courtesy of WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVILLINOIS – In an effort to reduce air pollution caused by public transporta...
Oct 09, 2024
USDA crop report shows harvest progress in Illinois
Soybeans harvested reached 42 percent, compared to the 5-year average of 28 percent. (WJBC file photo)By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork in the week ending October 6...
Oct 09, 2024
Capitol Briefs: Advocates seek support for drug price control board; Raoul files suit against TikTok
Attorney General Kwame Raoul (CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS file photo)Pritzker continues Japan trade mission, announces planned northern Illinois developmentBy PETER HANCOCK,JENNIFER FULLER& JERRY NOWICK...
Oct 09, 2024
Seven ISU protestors plead to misdemeanor trespassing for May 3 Gaza protests
The seven ISU students were arrested on May 3 following a meeting with ISU president Aondover Tarhule at Hovey Hall over the war in Gaza in which the defendants would not leave the premises after the ...
Oct 09, 2024
Growmark set to reach $1 million donated to Midwest Food Bank
Midwest Food Bank is the largest food bank in the United States with 10 locations that serve 23 states, with locations also in Haiti and East Africa. (Photo courtesy: Midwest Food Bank/File)By WMBD TV...
Oct 07, 2024
Man taken into custody after gun situation in Tremont
The Tremont Police Department posted on their Facebook page that the situation was " deescalated" and the man surrendered. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TV TREMONT – A man was taken into custody Sund...
Oct 07, 2024
Normal police investigating a shots fired call near a youth football game
Police Chief Steve Petrilli said that a preliminary investigation indicated an argument after the game, which was a "varsity level" game and likely involved 7th and 8th graders, seemed to have led to ...
Oct 07, 2024
