Illinois 'blow and go' device recognized nationally

The practice of having to blow a clean, sober breath into a straw to get your car to start has been available to first-time DUI offenders in Illinois for almost four years. Read More

Normal West band to march in Fiesta Bowl parade, competition

Normal West band members are no strangers to the warm-weather locale where they will be marching this week. Read More

Home Sweet Home to replace 'Jesus Cares' sign

Organizers at Home Sweet Home Ministries have been working on and off since 2006 to raise enough money to fix the 'Jesus Cares' sign that hangs on the side of the Oakland building. Read More

Lincoln correspondence discovered in Australia

The latest big acquisition of Lincoln artifacts in Springfield comes from Down Under. Read More

Sen. Kirk pays first visit to office since stroke

Senator Mark Kirk has briefly returned to his U.S. Senate office for the first time since suffering a stroke last January. Read More

Davis: Fiscal cliff lack of compromise disappointing

Continued hyper-partisanship will be to blame for the nation going over the so-called “fiscal cliff,” according to one of Illinois’ congressmen-elect. Read More

ACLU: Time is now for Illinois gay marriage law

The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is forming a coalition with other state organizations to get a same-sex marriage law passed. Read More

Fire destroys six apartments

An apartment fire in Bloomington has left six families looking for shelter just before Christmas. Read More

State climatologist predicts an average winter

Before Thursday's storm, Bloomington-Normal went 290 days without a measurable snowfall. Read More

Winter storm leads to power outages, accidents

Portions of Central Illinois are under a Winter Weather Advisory until 10 a.m. Friday. Read More