SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House rejected a bill Thursday that would have given the state Department of Insurance authority to regulate homeowners' insurance rates. Gov. JB Pritzker had called for the legislation in July after State Farm Insurance announced it was raising rates for property and casualty insurance in Il...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - "The Bridge," a non-congregate shelter to house the homeless being built, is nearing the final stretch, coming close to being able to fill the homes. "It's a building frenzy right now at the bridge. We now have all of the sleeping cabins located on site. They're all attached to...

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers are sending a bill to Gov. JB Pritzker that makes a pair of changes to Illinois' tax code in response to new federal tax provisions that could reduce state revenue. The Governor's Office of Management and Budget projected last month that Illinois is on track to run a $267 million defic...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Normal Fire Department Lt. Matt Hill and Firefighter-Paramedic Nathan Riordan are being recognized for heroic acts that brought a lifeless child out of a burning mobile home on Sunday. The fire department responded early Sunday, Nov. 2, to the call of a mobile home fully engulfed with people still...

UPDATED (1:08 p.m.) - "That's a bold face lie," Francis said responding to Ali's statement, saying that he has been calling her office since July to try and meet with her. The last time, he said, that he talked to Ali face-to-face was in February, when they initially denied his liquor license. In this meeting...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - According to a survey, residents said Veterans Parkway is unsafe and many are hoping it could be changed. "People are driving too fast and recklessly," one survey comment said. "I hear them racing on Veterans quite a few blocks away." Veterans Parkway is one of the region'...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Salvation Army of McLean County announced that it will be opening its Emergency Winter Shelter on Monday. The shelter will offer critical support to those experiencing homelessness through the winter months, said Deborah Cole, a Salvation Army spokesperson. This is a seasonal expansion to...

CHICAGO - For several weeks in September and early October, highly publicized protests in the small suburb of Broadview roughly 12 miles west of Chicago focused attention to a little-known facility operated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The building kept a low profile for most of its 19-year history. The...