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Washington Mayor Lilija Stevens reads a proclamation honoring the Central Intermediate School softball team before the council voted to delay a decision on an electronic digital billboard planned for the southeast corner of the Eagle Avenue and Peoria Street (U.S. Business Route 24) intersection.

Opposition mounting for Washington billboard proposal

A billboard planned for a busy Washington intersection has been given the thumb's down by city staff and the city's Planning and Zoning Commission.

A gavel sits on a judge's bench. On top of that photo, the words "WGLT Courts" appears.

Former Gridley cereal plant owner fined $19M for salmonella outbreak

The $19.2 million fine marks the largest ever in a food safety case.

Bradley's quest for MVC men's hoops tournament title dashed

The Bradley men's basketball team missed its chance to win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament championship for the third time in five years on Sunday.

How to submit events and other announcements to WCBU

WCBU is making some changes to our events calendar and on-air announcements that we hope will make it easier for community groups to connect with our audience.

FILE - This Feb. 26, 2015 file photo shows a prototype of a baby box, where parents could surrender their newborns anonymously, outside the fire station in Woodburn, Ind. An Indiana proposal to allow fire stations and other public places to install "baby boxes" so mothers in crisis could anonymously surrender their newborns needs further review and is unlikely to advance this year, a key lawmaker said Tuesday, May 24, 2015. Sen. Patricia Miller, whose Senate health committee is scheduled to hear the bill Wednesday, May 25, said she expects the bill to be amended to send it to study committees for further evaluation. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

How the Illinois Safe Haven law saves the lives of infants

The law allows a parent or caregiver to anonymously hand over an unharmed baby within their first 30 days of life.

Spanning 226,352± SF across five stories, the former hospital, located at 600 East 1st Street, features state-of-the-art medical facilities, including CT, x-ray, and MRI rooms, cardio and surgery suites, OB/GYN delivery and recovery rooms, an ICU ward, a 19-bed senior housing wing and a separate two-story medical office building and administrative offices.

Former Spring Valley hospital is headed to the auction block

Hilco Real Estate Sales is taking bids now through July 24 at 5 p.m. An opening asking price for the five-story hospital wasn't disclosed. Personal property and equipment were already sold off.

A gavel rests on a judge's bench in a blurry courtroom. The text "WCBU Courts" sits on top of that photo.

Woman charged with aggravated DUI in fatal Washington crash

A woman has been charged with aggravated DUI resulting in a death after an incident that killed a pedestrian in Washington last week.

A woman with dark hair styled back, wearing a red blazer and smiling, poses in front of a dark, blurred background with solid red borders on the sides.

Former Bradley University president Glasser dies

Joanne Glasser, who served from 2007-2015 as Bradley University's first female president, has died.

A color-coded weather map of central Illinois shows forecasted high temperatures ranging from 97°F to 107°F, with the hottest areas in the west and southwest, including Quincy, Macomb, and Springfield.

Central Illinois braces for wave of prolonged excessive heat

An extended run of hot temperatures and high humidity is forecast to arrive across Central Illinois on Sunday and last through most of the week.

At Kennedy Center, An Arts Legacy Alive At 50

John F. Kennedy helped boost American interest in the arts when he asked poet laureate Robert Frost to speak at his inauguration 50 years ago this month — and soon after asked cellist Pablo Casals to play the White House. Now, the Kennedy Center honors that legacy with a star-studded arts festival.

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