WJBC

06/02/2026

Congrats to our partners at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Central and Southern Illinois.

We are proud to bring the St. Jude radiothon to the WJBC airwaves each year.

06/02/2026

Justin Fern, the Founder of Urban Equity Development joined WJBC's Afternoon Show on Monday night to describe the development.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Construction is officially underway on a major redevelopment project in downtown Bl...

06/02/2026

“Why are we in this situation? Why does Indiana have $1 billion to offer that Illinois doesn’t? And that answer simple. Pritzker has wasted money for seven years.”

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Republican Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey was in Peoria Monday, critic...

06/02/2026

“I think it’s really our organization and the volunteers that help us. I’ve just been kind of helping organize it or whatever, so I really don’t mind too much credit for it,” said Dullard.

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Constitution Trail runs around the entirety of McLean County, and the friends o...

06/02/2026

Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged Monday that the Chicago Bears may be on their way to Indiana.

But he and Democratic leaders defended their decision not to move a bill incentivizing them to stay.

By BRENDEN MOORE & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Article Summary Gov. J...

06/02/2026

The Bloomington Township held a special meeting Monday night to vote on adding three questions to the November ballot. Full story in the comments.

06/01/2026

Redbirds and Rangers

06/01/2026

“We’re not going to raise the gas tax in July, we’re just going to wait a couple more months, so we can raise it at the end of the year after election time,” Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford said.

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Article Summary Democrats largely joined t...

06/01/2026

“This legislation is urgently needed as drivers face declining wages, rising vehicle costs and unsafe working conditions without basic protection or a real voice on the job,” Morris said.

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Over the past five months, a sea...

06/01/2026

The crash remains under investigation.

By WMBD TV MACKINAW, Ill. (WMBD) - The Tazewell County Coroner has released the name of the man killed in a Sa...