Category Archives: Headlines
LISTEN: Craft Beer Thursday with Fiala Brother's Brewery and Beer Hall
Jan 07, 2026
LISTEN: Final call and postgame interview with Brock Spack
(Photo courtesy: ISU Athletics)
Dec 20, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals Caravan making stop in Bloomington in early January
BLOOMINGTON - The St. Louis Cardinals are coming to Bloomington-Normal at the first of the year for their annual pre-season tour. Players and alums from the Cardinals plan to make a stop in the twin c...
Dec 19, 2025
Peoria Charter Coach files for bankruptcy to restructure debt
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The over-the-road bus company that puts Peoria's name across the state has filed for bankruptcy. According to records from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Peoria, Peoria Charter Coa...
Dec 15, 2025 default
Sean Grayson's attorneys seek new trial after murder conviction
By DEAN OLSEN Illinois Times dolsen@illinoistimes.com Former Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson's lawyers say he deserves a new trial for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey because the presidi...
Dec 03, 2025 Ex-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson’s body camera footage shows the officers who greeted him on July 6, 2024, as he exited the home of Sonya Massey after fatally shooting her. Grayson disparaged Massey and called her “crazy” in the video, which his attorneys say should not have been shown in the trial that led to his second-degree murder conviction. (Screenshot from body camera footage)
CEFCU announces record $55 million dividend for members
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON -PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - CEFCU members might notice an extra deposit in their savings accounts, and debit card users may also see one. The credit union's board of directors approv...
Dec 02, 2025
Arrests made after Pontiac police found ATM was broken into
By WMBD TV PONTIAC, Ill. (WMBD) - Several people were arrested after an ATM was found open, but no money was taken. Winder G. Franco Martinez, Dairon J. Mendez Duez, Yohel J. Martinez Hildalgo and Bet...
Dec 02, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
Ameren residential gas customers to see average $3.65 increase on bills in January
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Ameren Illinois residential customers will see an average $3.65 increase on their natural gas bills in January af...
Dec 01, 2025 Ameren Illinois says that natural gas storage fields, like this one in Glasford, help insulate its consumers from high supply prices during peak demand in winter. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Trump cuts could shrink Illinois economy by $10B: report
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Recent cuts by President Donald Trump's administration could reduce the size of Illinois' economy by nearly $10 billion each y...
Dec 01, 2025 Protesters hold up signs at a rally outside the Illinois Capitol in January 2025 protesting federal government cuts pushed by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Budzinski intervenes in local housing dispute on behalf of low-income residents
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski is demanding to know why a building management company accused of failing to provid...
Nov 26, 2025 U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-13th District, has gone to bat for the residents of a Springfield housing development. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
