By DEAN OLSEN Illinois Times dolsen@illinoistimes.com Former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson's lawyers say he deserves a new trial for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey because the presiding judge erred when allowing the jury to hear Grayson's disparaging remarks about Massey after the fatal shooting. "...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON -PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - CEFCU members might notice an extra deposit in their savings accounts, and debit card users may also see one. The credit union's board of directors approved a $55 million Extraordinary Dividend, matching last year's record as the largest in CEFCU's history, the release said...

By WMBD TV PONTIAC, Ill. (WMBD) - Several people were arrested after an ATM was found open, but no money was taken. Winder G. Franco Martinez, Dairon J. Mendez Duez, Yohel J. Martinez Hildalgo and Betania E. Diaz were all arrested on the charge of burglary. He said two juveniles and a woman were released without any ch...

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Ameren Illinois residential customers will see an average $3.65 increase on their natural gas bills in January after the Illinois Commerce Commission last week slashed proposed rate hikes for two of the state's largest utilities. Ame...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Recent cuts by President Donald Trump's administration could reduce the size of Illinois' economy by nearly $10 billion each year, according to a new report released Monday by the Illinois Economic Policy Institute. The report offers a detailed ...

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski is demanding to know why a building management company accused of failing to provide safe and clean living conditions in one of its Springfield-based apartment buildings has not taken action. Budzinski, ...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Fire Department is offering free fire alarm replacements and checking your current ones ahead of the holiday season. "They can get free smoke alarms just by letting us know we'll come out and install them free of charge," said Matt Swaney, public information officer...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts broke records on Thursday last week, hosting Theresa Caputo Live! "The Experience" "The Long Island Medium was at the BCPA, and she set the venue record for gross sales with just over $104,000 over 1,100 people in the bu...