By WMBD TV/WGN TV ORLANDO, Fla. (WGN) - As political gridlock over the Chicago Bears stadium saga continues, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell took to the microphone in Orlando on Tuesday to shed light on the latest proceedings between the Bears and the NFL's stadium committee. "There was a report on all of the stadi...

By WMBD TV SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - The Illinois State Police warned the public on Monday about a new text scam circulating across the state. Scammers claiming to be from the state police will text victims and claim a violation has been detected in connection to the victim's vehicle, according to a state police Faceb...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - An appellate court panel on Tuesday sided with a McLean County judge who said a person accused of giving abortion pills to an unknowing woman should not be free pending trial. The 16-page order, handed down by the 4th District Appellate Court in Springfield, says McLean County Judges Amy McFa...

By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Voting by mail isn't new. The United States first implemented the practice on a large scale when President Abraham Lincoln insisted on holding the 1864 election and Union soldiers were far from their polling places. Since the 2020 election and th...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Rivian Automotives held an event to announce the official launch of their new electric vehicle, the R-2. Many lawmakers, including both mayors of Bloomington and Normal, state Representative Sharon Chung, state Senator Dave Koehler and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. Rivian leadership sh...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - People across America are concerned about data centers, and Illinois is at the center of the debate. The Twin Cities are discussing whether a data center is a good fit for their community; the overall consensus is that data centers are not popular. They say they use too much water, electricit...

By WMBD TV COOKSVILLE, Ill. (WMBD) - Three people are now dead after a two-vehicle collision in rural McLean County, Sunday afternoon. According to McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder, the crash that happened at about 3 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois Route 9 and 2600 East Road and killed two women and a man. Bet...

UPDATED (1:35 p.m.) - Scott Benway will remain in jail until a monitoring bracelet can be put on him in connection with the Mother's Day explosion and shooting in Washington. He appeared in court by way of Zoom from a wheelchair in the Tazewell County Jail, a WMBD reporter in the courtroom said. Benway spoke to the jud...