By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield entered a second week on Monday despite eight bargaining sessions. The union is seeking a 2.6% increase in the current fiscal year and 6% over the next two years, according t...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The union representing some 300 Illinois State University employees will meet with school officials on Wednesday in the hopes of settling a nearly week-long strike. The meeting Wednesday morning will come one week after workers with AFSCME, Local 1110, formed picket lines across the cam...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, ILL (WMBD) - It looks like the active start to severe weather season we've experienced so far in 2026 isn't pumping the breaks anytime soon. Another week of active weather is shaping up for next week and multiple rounds of severe weather is possible. Key takeaways The stage for the upcoming stretch o...

By WMBD TV EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Two officers at the Tazewell County Jail were injured after an inmate "charged" at them, officials said. The officers were responding Sunday afternoon to the inmate's cell on a report of him tearing up his mattress and banging on his door, said Tazewell County Chief Deput...

By WMBD TV EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Mushroom hunters found what they thought was a human skeleton Sunday afternoon, resulting in the closure of a road in a wooded area southeast of East Peoria for several hours. Tazewell County Chief Deputy Tim Gillespie said they are still methodically searching the area, with crime...

By BEN SZALINSKI, BRENDEN MOORE, NIKOEL HYTREK, & JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - For the second time in three years, the Illinois House voted to ban hidden "junk fees" that are often added to the total cost of ticketed events, hotel rooms and other good...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The life sentence for Stevie Linwood, Jr. was a foregone conclusion as it's required by state law. Linwood, 44, apologized to the families of Jakaiden Rynearson and Zaneta Winters, saying he didn't really mean to harm anyone on that fateful Aug. 11, 2024, day when the two women were killed. "...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Children's Discovery Museum in Normal celebrated the opening of their new exhibit, "From Farm to a Healthy Me," with a ribbon-cutting Thursday afternoon. "Kids are going to come and enjoy a brand new experience at the Children's Discovery Museum," said Beth Whisman, executi...