Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
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
New study suggests changes to Illinois’ community college-university pipeline
The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinoi...
May 07, 2025
Letter carriers unite for annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive
Stamp Out Hunger occurs in early May. (Photo courtesy: Stamp Out Hunger/Facebook) BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Letter carriers across the nation will be picking up more than just mail at the mail box th...
May 06, 2025
Normal Council extends moratorium on short term rentals
Town of Normal Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal) NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Town Council voted to approve extending a moratorium during its meeting on Monday.It deals with issui...
May 06, 2025
Advocates push for mandatory minimum nurse staffing ratios at Illinois hospitals
Members of Teamsters Local 743 rallied inside the Illinois State Capitol, calling for increased staffing in health care facilities and urging lawmakers to support bills aimed at improving patient care...
May 05, 2025
One injured in Monday morning wreck in Bloomington
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: File)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - One person was hospitalized after a single vehicle wreck Monday morning on Rivian Motorway.At 7:45 a.m., the Blo...
May 05, 2025
UPDATED: Normal house fire causes damage to garage; melts neighbor houses siding
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A garage received major damages and occupants were displaced after a fire broke out in Normal on Sunday.The Normal Fire Department was called at 7:37 p.m. Sunday to the 1800 bloc...
May 05, 2025
New supplier park and jobs coming to Normal, says Rivian and Gov. Pritzker
Rivian Automotive is located in Normal. (Photo courtesy: WJBC)NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Rivian will build a 1.2 million square-foot supplier park in Normal as part of a $120 million investment i...
May 05, 2025
Senate leaders split on community college bachelor’s degree proposal
State Sen. Cristina Castro is pictured in a Senate Executive Committee hearing last year in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@cap...
May 02, 2025
Driver of Chatham fatal crash had clean toxicology, Illinois State Police confirm
Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly, center, released toxicology results of the driver involved in a crash that killed four children at a central Illinois after-school program during a news c...
May 01, 2025
