BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Salvation Army of McLean County announced that it will be opening its Emergency Winter Shelter on Monday. The shelter will offer critical support to those experiencing homelessness through the winter months, said Deborah Cole, a Salvation Army spokesperson. This is a seasonal expansion to...

CHICAGO - For several weeks in September and early October, highly publicized protests in the small suburb of Broadview roughly 12 miles west of Chicago focused attention to a little-known facility operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The building kept a low profile for most of its 19-year history. The...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Fire Department saved a 13-year-old from a mobile home fire in Northmeadow Village Sunday Morning. The fire department responded to the area near Second and B streets in Northmeadow Village at 1:50 a.m. after a report of a fire with a person possibly trapped inside, Normal Fire Spokesma...

SPRINGFIELD - A closely-watched and long-debated piece of energy legislation is set to become law after passing through both legislative chambers with the governor's endorsement. The bill that cleared the General Assembly Thursday funds energy storage systems through a new charge to Illinois electric customers that wi...

SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously proposed. Instead, the measure would be fueled by revenue sources that currently feed the state's Road Fund and an increased sales tax targeted to the Chicago area. The bill frustrated...

SPRINGFIELD - After weeks of verbally condemning the aggressive federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago region, Illinois lawmakers approved legislation banning civil immigration arrests in and around state courthouses early Friday morning. House Bill 1312, among other provisions, would also allow Illinois resident...

LISTEN: Ryan Fiala (from Fiala Brothers Brewery and Beer Hall) and Aaron from Theo's Microcreamery joined WJBC's Afternoon Show to discuss a possible Uptown Underpass and what a possible tax could mean for their respective businesses. WGLT first reported the possible increase in food and beverage tax to help pay for a...

SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers approved new funding for public transportation agencies without large statewide tax increases previously proposed. Instead, the measure would be fueled by revenue sources that currently feed the state's Road Fund and an increased sales tax targeted to the Chicago area. The bill frustrated...