Category Archives: Headlines
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)
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...
Apr 13, 2026
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...
Apr 13, 2026
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...
Apr 13, 2026 The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Pixabay)
