Category Archives: Headlines
ISU students report trash build-up as strike continues
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 ove...
Apr 15, 2026 (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University)
Costs of state employee health benefits continue steep rise
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 workfo...
Apr 15, 2026 Officials from the Department of Central Management Services testify before the legislative Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability about expected cost increases next year in the state employee group health insurance system. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
7th Circuit orders release, new trial for two 'ComEd Four' defendants
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Just hours after their lawyers argued to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, the three-judge panel order...
Apr 15, 2026 Longtime Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain and former Commonwealth Edison CEO Anne Pramaggiore leave Chicago’s Dirksen Federal Courthouse on their separate sentencing dates in July after both were sentenced to two years in prison in connection to a bribery scheme centered on former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. (Capitol News Illinois photos by Andrew Adams)
Will this be the year the state legislature approves a cellphone ban in schools?
By SAM FREEMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - After the Latin School of Chicago passed a cellphone ban, students, who typically would be glued to their phones o...
Apr 14, 2026 A student uses his phone in school. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sam Freeman)
High energy prices, federal dollars turn nuke subsidies into ratepayer relief in northern Illinois
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary ComEd electricity customers will see an average of around $19 back on April energy bills, providing relief ...
Apr 14, 2026 ComEd’s Chicago headquarters. (Capitol news Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Bloomington slates $25 million for sewer and lead projects
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington City Council is spending roughly $25 million to replace lead pipes and complete its water line overhaul. The Locust Street Combined Sewer Overflow...
Apr 14, 2026 City of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: File)
Bloomington police report 46% reduction in shootings, but overall crime is up
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Bloomington Police Chief Jamal Simington said shootings are down in the city, but overall crime within the city is up. He shared this information with the City Council on Mo...
Apr 14, 2026 (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington Police/Facebook)
For young people looking to take over Illinois farms, the costs can be steep
By REBECKA PIEDER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article summary: Expensive equipment and high cost of land make it difficult for young farmers to start farming. The Illinois...
Apr 14, 2026 A farmer works into the evening hours in Macon County, Illinois. (Photo courtesy of Muirhead Farms)
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...
Apr 13, 2026
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...
Apr 13, 2026 Illinois State University's president. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
