By WMBD TV OTTAWA, Ill. (WMBD) - An Ottawa man is dead after allegedly shooting at LaSalle County deputies Saturday afternoon, according to Illinois State Police. Jacob Williamson, 49, of Ottawa was identified as the person who was allegedly shooting at the officers who then shot back, according to the state police. At...

(NewsNation) - Social Security's long-term funding challenges are prompting renewed debate over whether Congress should eliminate or raise the payroll tax cap. The proposal has drawn bipartisan support. In a New York Times opinion piece last month, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno argu...

By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary State Rep. Harry Benton announced his resignation Friday, days after House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch called for it, citing an investigation by the legislative inspector general that Welch said revealed "clear p...

By BETH HUNDSDORFER  Capitol News Illinois  bhundsdorfer@capitolnewsillinois.com  Less than six months into his 20-year prison sentence, the former sheriff's deputy convicted of second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of an unarmed Sangamon County woman is asking the state to release him from prison on med...

PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - A rural Manito man was identified as the person who died after a motorcycle collided with an SUV on Tuesday. Tazewell County Coroner Charles Hanley said 50-year-old Dennis Kenser, Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, which occurred near the intersection of Illinois Route 9 and Sou...

By BRENDEN MOORE Capitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch called for embattled Rep. Harry Benton to resign and promised to initiate expulsion proceedings against the Plainfield Democrat if he doesn't. Welch's demand comes five month...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A railroad crossing closure in Bloomington that was planned for this weekend has been rescheduled. Due to a change in the construction schedule, the planned closure of the Union Pacificic railroad crossing on West Washington Street over the July 4 weekend has been pushed back a wee...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A 36-year-old Dixon man died early Wednesday morning as a result of a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 39, the McLean County Coroner announced. Thomas D. Rockwood was pronounced dead at Carle Bromenn Medical Center at 5:30 a.m. The preliminary cause of death is multiple blunt injuries due to a m...