By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey has moved into an apartment in Chicago as he seeks to improve his outreach to voters in the state's most populous region. Bailey lived in a Michigan Avenue skyscraper during his fail...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The employee strike at Illinois State University will continue. The latest mediation session took place on Wednesday morning, which included school officials and AFSCME Local 1110, the union that represents around 300 ISU employees. Union representative Renee Nestler said the university did not mo...

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...