By NAOMI TAXAY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A bill that would stop law enforcement from using biometric surveillance failed to gain enough support for a committee vote in March and its backers aren't going to revive it by the end of May. Stakeholders say the bill represents...

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A group of well-known Chicago journalists, podcasters and voice actors are behind nine class-action lawsuits filed this week alleging major tech companies used their voices without their permission in order to train AI products. Th...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Six people, including one juvenile, were arrested Saturday after an incident at the Peoria Civic Center during graduation. The six were arrested on numerous charges, including aggravated battery, aggravated assault and resisting police, said Peoria Police Sgt. Amy Dotson. She said no si...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Bloomington teen was arrested in connection with a shooting that left someone in critical condition. A 17-year-old boy was arrested on charges including attempted murder and aggravated battery, according to McLean County court records. At 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Bloomingto...

By WMBD TV COOKSVILLE, Ill. (WMBD) - Two women are dead after a two-vehicle collision in rural McLean County, the coroner said late Sunday night. According to Coroner Kathleen Yoder and the Illinois State Police, the incident happened at about 3 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois Route 9 and 2600 East Road. A prelimi...

By WMBD TV HOPEDALE, Ill. (WMBD) - One person was injured after a semi was struck by lightning and overturned. Troopers with the Illinois State Police were called at 8:52 a.m. to Interstate 155 near mile marker 19, which is near Hopedale, on a report of an overturned semi, an ISP spokesperson said. They said the semi h...

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - The person accused of killing a 13-year-old boy a decade ago will appear back in court later this summer. That was the result of a very brief - it lasted about 30 seconds - hearing for Keith Brackett, who is charged in connection with the November 2016 death of Robert "Bonzai" Bee, whose ...

By MARISA GUERRA ECHEVERRIA Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Diverse interest groups - from public school activists and downstate voters to state officials and school boards - have pushed Gov. JB Pritzker to finally make a decision about the Trump administration's Education Freedom T...