By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com As the artificial intelligence industry rapidly expands, state legislators appear poised to continue imposing regulations on the technology. Committees in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly have heard bills that would implement...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Illinois State University and the town of Normal partnered to host their final community engagement event regarding their campus safety initiative on Tuesday. The Pedestrian and Roadway Campus Safety Initiative consists of "quick build" projects, which are easy things they can...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Police Department is asking the public for help locating a vehicle burglary suspect. The suspect was allegedly seen entering parked vehicles north and west of Miller Park, according to a Bloomington police Facebook Post. This suspect was described as a man with clos...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The McLean County Chamber of Commerce hosted its spring job fair at Heartland Community College on Tuesday. The job fair brought 45 different employers to the campus for students who will be joining the workforce soon. "It's an opportunity for community college students looking for...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Trash is piling up, students at Illinois State University say as a strike by several hundred employees enters its second week. Gracie Neal, an sophomore, said she had to walk over trash to exit the parking garage near Watterson Towers. "Previously this week and last, the garbage cans all over...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary State employee health care costs have been rising steadily for several years due to growth in the state's workforce and general health care inflation. Next year's projected increase will bring the total growth rate per participant s...

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Just hours after their lawyers argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, the three-judge panel ordered the release of longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore. McCl...

By SAM FREEMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - After the Latin School of Chicago passed a cellphone ban, students, who typically would be glued to their phones on their way to class, looked up, interacted with their peers and were more immersed in school, officials said. The Lati...