By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The return of flights from Bloomington to Chicago by United Airlines has been delayed, the airport announced Friday. United was first expected to return to the Central Illinois Regional Airport in May with several daily flights to O'Hare International Airport. That was then pushed ...

LOGAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - Illinois Department of Transportation employees working along U.S. Highway 155 made a most unexpected discovery Tuesday. While mowing near mile marker 8, between the Emden/San Jose and Hartsburg exits, workers discovered a body on July 21. The body is that of Ali Mustapha Wahid, said Logan C...

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary After Illinois lifted its moratorium on construction of new nuclear power plants, Gov. JB Pritzker instructed state agencies to find out what communities would be interested in hosting new nuclear sites. Nine came forward, i...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Kewanee man will have a pretty good birthday this year after winning $1 million by scratching off the right things on an Illinois Lottery ticket. "This win came just in time," the man who asked to be recognized only as Steve said to Illinois Lottery officials. "I'll tel...

UPDATE (2:43 p.m.) - A 17-year-old girl is dead after an early morning crash Wednesday on Peoria's East Bluff. Isis Horn, who lived on North Central Avenue, was pronounced dead at the hospital just after 5 a.m., said Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Semone Roth, a Peoria police spokeswoman, said two other people we...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - As the world of technology constantly changes, being digitally literate has become more important than ever before. With growing social media landscapes and the rise of A.I. scams, staying safe from hackers has become harder, especially with children and the elderly. Luckily, the most c...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary Illinois officials say registration and voting by noncitizens is extremely rare. As the U.S. Department of Justice threatens to prosecute state officials who fail to keep noncitizens off their voter rolls, New Jersey officials acknowl...

EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - The Woodford County Coroner's Office has identified a man killed after a crash involving a semi in rural Eureka on Tuesday. Stephen S. Barker, 73, died from "multiple blunt force injuries" due to the two-vehicle crash, said Coroner Tim Ruestman. According to the coroner, he was called to...