By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary After nine years of funding schools under the Evidence-Based Funding model, wealth-based disparities in per-pupil spending have largely evened out, but residents of low-wealth districts still pay significantly higher property tax ra...

By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois mparker@capitolnewsillinois.com BENTON - An Illinois Department of Corrections payroll worker admitted in federal court Wednesday that she falsified her correctional officer husband's overtime and holiday pay, defrauding the state of nearly $125,000. Maggi Tudor, 34, who worked as...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Beach Boys are bringing the sounds of summer to Bloomington. At 7 p.m. on Aug. 13, the group is celebrating 250 years of the USA while saluting 60 years of the "Pet Sounds" album at Grossinger Motors Arena, said Katherine Murphy, a spokesperson for the city of Bloomin...

By WMBD TV CREVE COEUR, Ill. (WMBD) - A woman who has worked as a police officer for Creve Coeur and Peoria is in jail Wednesday after being arrested for murder. Caitlynn Girkin, 27, of Kewanee was booked into the Tazewell County Jail on the single charge of first-degree murder in connection with the March 10 shooting ...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Police Department held a community drone forum to address concerns and questions the community has about their new drone tech. The meeting also gave the department the chance to explain to the community what they are and are not using the drones for. "I think b...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary The U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to top election officials in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., warning they could be held criminally liable for allowing noncitizens to vote. DOJ is also suing Illinois and several other s...

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary State Rep. Carol Ammons, D-Urbana, faces 10 counts of wire fraud, making a false statement to the FBI and conspiracy to obstruct justice, while her husband, Champaign County Clerk Aaron Ammons, faces two obstruction of justice coun...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A 45-year-old man has been identified as the person who was found dead in the Illinois River on Tuesday morning. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Damien Gulliford was identified by his tattoos and after being fingerprinted. The autopsy, which was done late Tuesday, indicated he suffered ac...