Category Archives: Headlines
License suspension or speed control? Lawmakers explore alternative for reckless drivers
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow drivers with suspended licenses to continue driving...
Apr 08, 2026 A LifeSafer intelligence speed assistance device installed in a vehicle. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Ben Szalinski)
Peoria man held at the jail for allegedly attacking his 72-year-old mother
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Peoria man was charged Tuesday with allegedly seriously injuring his 72-year-old mother. Matthew J. Howarter, 49, appeared in Peoria County Circuit Court on charges ...
Apr 08, 2026
District 87 leader recognized for dedication to students
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The superintendent of District 87 schools in Bloomington has been named a Superintendent of Distinction by the Illinois Association of School Administrators. Davi...
Apr 08, 2026
Normal Police to start drone program for first responders
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Police Department is looking to start a first responder drone pilot program. The program would allow NPD to use a drone to assess crime or traffic scenes to...
Apr 08, 2026
BREAKING: ISU support workers on strike
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Some 300 workers at Illinois State University are walking the picket line early Wednesday morning after contract negotiations broke down Tuesday night. The walk out began about 6...
Apr 08, 2026 Illinois State University's president. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Illinois farmers ease critical labor shortages through this agricultural visa program
By GEORGIA EPIPHANIOU Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A lack of domestic workforce participation in agriculture pushes Illinois farmers to employ foreign worke...
Apr 08, 2026 The sun sets over a field of corn in Douglas County. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Karla Huffman to head Heartland Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Heartland Community College announced the new dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, set to start at the end of the spring semester. Karla Huffman has been a t...
Apr 07, 2026 (Photo courtesy: Heartland Community College)
Goodfield police arrest 19-year-old in $39,000 fraud case
GOODFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - A North Carolina woman was arrested recently by the Goodfield Police Department in connection with a fraud scheme that resulted in more than $39,000 being taken from more than...
Apr 07, 2026
Bloomington-Normal receives $5M grant for sewer upgrades
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District is receiving a $5 million grant from the state to help fund sewer infrastructure upgrades. The grant will help f...
Apr 07, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
McLean County judge's rise from humble beginnings inspires many
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - From the early age of 16, Carla Barnes-Wheeler was essentially on her own, having to navigate the world through her family's adversity. "I didn't come from privil...
Apr 07, 2026 (Photo courtesy: Law and Justice Center)
