Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, observes action on the Senate floor during the last week of the 2025 legislative session. Harmon was the sponsor of a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Some streets in Normal will be closed starting Monday for Illinois State University's Homecoming. From 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, ISU President Aondover Tarhule and Normal Mayor Chris Koos will kick off Homecoming, said Normal Civic Arts Manager Adam Fox. The event will include the annual ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Normal Police Department released the results from the grant received from the Illinois Department of Transportation, cracking down on minor traffic violations. "We get money from the Illinois Department of Transportation's mission every year. The purpose of those grant funds is to kind of tr...

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - A man was arrested after allegedly spreading harmful materials to a child, police said. Michael S. Ritchason, 47, was arrested on Oct. 8 on charges of dissemination of harmful materials, but has since been released from the Tazewell County Jail, said Pekin Police Chief Seth Ranney. The Pekin Police...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The town of Normal announced there will be a lane reduction for pavement repairs starting Thursday. The lane reduction will impact East Mulberry Street between South Maple and North Walnut Streets, said Normal Public Works Streets Supervisor Eric Murphy. Drivers are encouraged to use caution while...

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could decide whether political candidates have the right to challenge Illinois' vote-by-mail law in court. U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, and a pair of Illinois primary delegates for President Donald Trump sued the Illinois State Boar...

By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday amid mounting judicial scrutiny of the federal government's aggressive immigration enforcement in the Chicago area. The escalation of the federal gov...

The war of words between President Donald Trump and Gov. JB Pritzker escalated dramatically this week with the president calling for both the Illinois governor and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed - and Pritzker daring him to "come and get me." "Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected r...