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Andrea Aggertt is the director of the Office of the Architect of the Illinois Capitol. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Coming to work to supervise a $240 million renovation of the nort...

By USDASPRINGFIELD – There were 4.2 days suitable for field work during the week ending August 13, 2023. Statewide, the average temperature was 73.6 degrees, 0.2 degrees below normal. Precipitat...

Naomi Dolan and Illinois FFA president Thad Bergschneider joined Gov. JB Pritzker Monday for the bill-signing ceremony on the fairgrounds. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – When you are ...

The health department recommends residents follow the Three R's: remove areas of standing water, repel mosquitoes using repellant, and report dead birds that show no sign of injuries. (WJBC file photo...

The national average is up about 2.5 cents in the last week, averaging $3.82 a gallon. (WJBC File Photo)By Jake FogalBLOOMINGTON – Average gasoline prices in Illinois have risen over 10 cents in...

Both matters remain under investigation. It wasn't immediately clear if the two incidents were related. (WJBC File Photo)By WMBD-TVNORMAL – Police here continue to investigate a shooting that oc...

Lorilee Schultz, whose family farms in Orangeville, near Freeport, is depicted milking the cow. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – The famous butter cow, 2023 edition, has taken her place...

Gov. JB Pritzker. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker tried Wednesday to correct an historic wrong by re-naming Springfield’s McFarland Mental Health Center for a wo...

More than 4,000 students from District 87 and Unit 5 received backpacks and school supplies. (Facebook/Back to School Alliance)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Back 2 School Alliance hosted its 25th annu...

A lawful permanent resident of the United States, it's likely that Bernal will be deported back to Mexico when he finishes serving his prison term. (Photo Courtesy of Flickr)By WMBD-TVATLANTA, Ill. &#...