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Faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield continues into second week
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A faculty strike at University of Illinois Springfield entered a second week on Monday despite eight bargainin...
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Union, ISU to meet Wednesday for a bargaining session
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The union representing some 300 Illinois State University employees will meet with school officials on Wednesday in the hopes of settling a nearly week-long strike. Th...
17h ago Illinois State University's president. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Central Illinois: Severe weather threat Tuesday and Wednesday
By WMBD TV PEORIA, ILL (WMBD) - It looks like the active start to severe weather season we've experienced so far in 2026 isn't pumping the breaks anytime soon. Another week of active weather is shapin...
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Two Tazewell County Jail officers injured in jail altercation
By WMBD TV EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Two officers at the Tazewell County Jail were injured after an inmate "charged" at them, officials said. The officers were responding Sunday afternoon to the inma...
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Tazewell County investigators search for additional remains after human skull found
By WMBD TV EAST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Mushroom hunters found what they thought was a human skeleton Sunday afternoon, resulting in the closure of a road in a wooded area southeast of East Peoria for s...
17h ago The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker's abortion fund proposal
By BEN SZALINSKI, BRENDEN MOORE, NIKOEL HYTREK, & JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - For the second time in three years, the Illinois House voted to ...
17h ago Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Peoria man sentenced to life for August 2024 double murder
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The life sentence for Stevie Linwood, Jr. was a foregone conclusion as it's required by state law. Linwood, 44, apologized to the families of Jakaiden Rynearson and Zaneta Winter...
Apr 10, 2026 (Photo courtesy: file)
Children's Discovery Museum unveils 'From Farm to a Healthy Me' exhibit
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Children's Discovery Museum in Normal celebrated the opening of their new exhibit, "From Farm to a Healthy Me," with a ribbon-cutting Thursday afternoon. "Kids are going to c...
Apr 10, 2026
Illinois House approves ban on junk fees, Pritzker's abortion fund proposal
By BEN SZALINSKI, BRENDEN MOORE, NIKOEL HYTREK, & JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - For the second time in three years, the Illinois House voted to ...
Apr 10, 2026 Rep. Bob Morgan, D-Deerfield, speaks on the House floor in April 2024. Morgan sponsored a measure to ban junk fees in Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Unit 5 reveals enrollment plan, keeps Carlock and Glenn open
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - McLean County Unit School District 5 held a virtual enrollment plan presentation for families on Thursday. Superintendent Kristen Weikle presented the plan. The recomm...
Apr 10, 2026 (Photo courtesy: McLean County Unit 5)
