By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill last week that officially recognizes gambling addiction under the state's Substance Use Disorder Act, expanding options for treatment. Advocates of the bill call it a "massive step" fo...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The ISU Solar Car team is making its way across the country in a solar-powered car after qualifying at the Electrek American Solar Challenge. A few weeks back, the solar car team at ISU competed in the track portion of the solar challenge. They were able to compete their way to a qualif...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A man accused in a hit-and-run that killed a 17-year-old last week was extradited back to Peoria. Shamarr A. Greenlee, 36, was booked into the Peoria County Jail on Monday, July 27, according to jail records. The Peoria County State's Attorney's Office has filed a petition to detain Gre...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Humane Society of Central Illinois has named its new executive director, Nicole Monson. Monson has been working with the Humane Society of Central Illinois for about two years as the director of community engagement. She would work with people in the community to fundraise and organize events....

UPDATE (1:35 p.m.) - The Peoria Fire Department reported that three people were taken to the hospital after a rollover crash Monday. When fire crews arrived on the scene, they located a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of West Garden Street and South Western Avenue with one of the vehicles overturned and a perso...

By BRENDEN MOORE & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed the legislation designating July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Illinois. The governor signed the bill at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville, the site of Till's funeral, on w...

By JACKSON BRANDHORST Saluki Local Reporting Lab jbrandhorst@dailyegyptian.com ANNA - The Illinois Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna will lay off staff and undergo several operational changes in the coming months, including the elimination of...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Illinois State University Board of Trustees approved the design and construction of the National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza Friday morning. The plaza will feature nine pillars and a donor wall recognizing historically black fraternities and sororities and their impact on the univers...