Category Archives: WJBC's Top Stories
Illinois State UniversityNORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - United Faculty of ISU could go on strike as soon as April 4 after the union filed an intent to strike Monday.Keith Pluymers, an associate histo...
Mar 25, 2025
Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotas
Pritzker vetoes bill that would have required warehouse workers to know their quotasBy BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker issued a rare ...
Mar 24, 2025
McLean County superintendents talk the proposed 1% Illinois Schools Facility Tax
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - On April 1, thousands of Illinoisans will cast their ballots for mayor, city council members and referendums impacting their community.McLean County residents gathered at a ...
Mar 24, 2025
Soldier’s remains returning to Bloomington after 81 years
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – The remains of a Bloomington soldier are returning home after more than 80 years.The family of PFC Robert Lee Bryant can finally lay him to rest....
Mar 20, 2025
Children’s Discovery Museum gets $1 million for new agriculture exhibit
Leaders from McLean County took a photo with the donation check. (Photo courtesy: Children’s Discovery Museum/Facebook)By WMBD TV NORMAL – The Children's Discovery Museum in Normal announc...
Mar 19, 2025
Illinois human trafficking bill focuses cross-agency coordination, victims
Sen. Dale Fowler, Brenda Myers-Powell and Sen. Julie Morrison show support for SB2323 on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Myers-Powell was a victim of human trafficking for 25 years. (Capitol News Illinois ...
Mar 19, 2025
Illinois House panel advances bill to strengthen homeschooling oversight
A woman holds a sign, which is just one of the many signs held by the thousands of people who gathered in the Statehouse on Wednesday to oppose a bill relating to homeschoolers. (Capitol News Illinois...
Mar 19, 2025
Federal DOJ launches probe into Illinois’ treatment of people with disabilities
The state-run Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center is seen in Anna, Ill., Wednesday, July 13, 2022. The 150-year-old facility serves about 330 people annually. (Photo Whitney Curtis for ProPu...
Mar 19, 2025
A man from Normal medaled in the Special Olympic World Winter Games in Turin, Italy
(Photo courtesy: Special Olympics) By WMBD TV NORMAL – A man from Normal medaled in the Special Olympic World Winter Games in Turin, Italy.Daniel Johnson won silver in the 400-meter snowshoeing ...
Mar 19, 2025
City of Bloomington launches new online Infrastructure Dashboard
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – Residents in Bloomington have a new tool at their fingertips.A new Infrastructure Dashboard was launched by the city, which features al...
Mar 19, 2025
