Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Bloomington City Council denies special use permit
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A special use permit that would see a home at 707 East Empire Street continue to be used as a three-unit rental was denied in a 6-2 vote by Bloomingt...
May 13, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Two bridges in Tazewell County to close for construction work
Courtesy: File/WJBC) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Illinois Department of Transportation will close two bridges that span Interstate 155 as it travels through Tazewell County as they work on them.The work...
May 12, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
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
Immigrant health care programs boosted hospital bottom lines, study suggests
Demonstrators outside the Illinois Statehouse rally for immigrant rights during the 15th annual Latino Unity Day on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock) By PETER HANCO...
May 08, 2025
Local reaction positive to the selection of a Chicago native as Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo. (Photo courtesy: Vatican News/X)PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - As news spread about the news that an American had been chosen to be the new pope, a first in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Chu...
May 08, 2025
