By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary After a defense attorney for one of the "Broadview Six" protesters on Tuesday accused U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros of having personal contact with members of the grand jury, Boutros' office said he has not presented evide...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Police Department announced an arrest in connection with a Saturday morning shooting. Jeremiah McCottrell, 24, of Normal, was arrested for aggravated discharge of a firearm, being a felon in possession of a weapon and aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon, according to a ...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Former Republican strategist Collin Corbett filed to run for governor as an independent candidate. Corbett said he's seeking to bring a more moderate approach to the governor's race compared to Gov. JB Pritzker and Republican nomi...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A federal lawsuit involving a transgender girl and the largest school district in McLean County could go to trial next year. The suit, which alleges civil rights violations, was was filed by the girl's mother, on behalf of her 15-year-old daughter who attended Chiddix Junior High School in 2024. I...

By WMBD TV Peoria, Ill. (WMBD) - Spring of 2026 was off to a wet and stormy start with more than 12 inches of rain received in Peoria since March. That pattern that brought us repeated rounds of severe weather and pulled central Illinois out of drought appears to have come to an end and a drier weather pattern is emerg...

LISTEN: Lauren Rainson, a former broadcast meteorologist in Central Illinois, remembers the life of her grandfather, Ronald Rainson, who served as the Mayor of Morton from 2013-2017.

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A 13-year-old Springfield boy has been identified as the victim of a deadly crash late Sunday night in rural McLean County. McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder said Luke W. Peterson died as a result of multiple blunt injuries due to a SUV crash that occurred around midnight. The t...

By WMBD TV UPDATE (11:09 a.m.) - A 13-year-old Springfield teen was killed in a single-vehicle wreck late Sunday night. At 1:30 a.m. Monday, May 25, the McLean County Coroner was called to Carle Bromenn Medical Center on a report that the boy had died, Coroner Kathleen Yoder said. The teen was a passenger of the mid-si...