By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Several educations measures were among the hundreds of bills that cleared the General Assembly before it adjourned on June 1. Schools will have to adopt policies next year banning cell phones in the classroom under a bill Gov. JB ...

WEST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Third-generation dirt-track racer Lucas Boulton crossed the finish line at the Peoria Speedway on Saturday as a champion of the B-mod division. It was bittersweet as he was thrilled with the win but let down that it was potentially the last time he'd be racing at the track located off West Fa...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Township held a special meeting Monday night to vote on adding three questions to the November ballot. Over 200 voters showed up to the meeting held at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. The township members voted on three non-binding questions to add t...

By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary In the final week of the session, a handful of laws to protect reproductive rights passed the legislature. One would shield information about abortion services from digital medical records, another would allow minors to consent to re...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Construction is officially underway on a major redevelopment project in downtown Bloomington. The former State Farm headquarters building is being transformed into the new GJ Lofts apartment complex. The project is being led by Urban Equity Properties out of Rockford. Bloomington Mayor Dan Br...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Republican Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey was in Peoria Monday, criticizing Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic state lawmakers for being unable to pass a bill to build a new Chicago Bears stadium. The NFL team, who's been in Chicago since 1921, made a move to potentially build a sta...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Constitution Trail runs around the entirety of McLean County, and the friends of said trail are planting trees to make the trail more beautiful. "The Friends of Constitution Trail was established in 1989 as an advocacy group to promote expansion and beautification of the Constitution...

By BRENDEN MOORE & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged Monday that the Chicago Bears may be on their way to Indiana. But he and Democratic leaders defended their decision not to move a bill incentivizing them to stay. The leaders say th...