Category Archives: Headlines
Lawmakers frustrated over delay in distribution of after-school program funds
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary Money that lawmakers approved to fund after-school programs this year was not distributed until April, leaving org...
May 22, 2026 The distribution of $18 million in state funding for after-school programs in Illinois was delayed until April this year, leaving organizations that operate those programs only a few months to spend it. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Carle Bromenn Auxiliary gifts hospital, community with mural
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Carle Bromenn Service Auxiliary is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a mural being painted by past and current board members and presidents. The mural is the ...
May 22, 2026
Ameren customers receive notice of price increase for energy delivery
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The price of electricity is temporarily increasing for Ameren Illinois basis generation service customers starting on June 1. Through an email, Ameren Illinois alerted...
May 22, 2026
Progress continues on Bloomington's downtown Streetscape project
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Streetscape project in downtown Bloomington is making more progress on sewer and infrastructure upgrades. City workers began working on the 400 block of North Main Stree...
May 21, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
Third victim identified in deadly McLean County crash
By WMBD TV MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A third person has died as a result of a deadly two-vehicle crash in McLean County on Sunday, the McLean County Coroner's office. Kenneth Kun Su Chiang, 86, fro...
May 21, 2026
Illinois lawmakers considering ban on guns like Glocks
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary One of the nation's most popular types of firearms could be subject to a new Illinois ban. Lawmakers unveiled ...
May 21, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
'Junk fee' ban heads to Pritzker as Senate OKs bill allowing minors to consent to birth control
By NIKOEL HYTREK, JERRY NOWICKI & PETER HANCOCK Article Summary The Illinois Senate passed 40 bills on Wednesday, including several that will head to the governor for a potential signature. A bill...
May 21, 2026 Sen. Graciela Guzmán, D-Chicago, speaks on the Senate floor on May 20, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
When the school year ends, their paychecks do too. Lawmakers could change that
By MOLLY A. WALLACE Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Illinois General Assembly is considering extending unemployment benefits to public school support staff...
May 21, 2026 Rep. Marcus Evans, D-Chicago, on the House floor in May 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Consumer advocates seek 80% reduction in latest Nicor gas rate request
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Consumer advocates filed testimony last week, calling on regulators to slash $178 million, or roughly 80%, ...
May 21, 2026 Illinois PIRG Director Abe Scarr speaks to reporters on Jan. 6, 2026, at a demonstration protesting a Peoples Gas rate hike request to the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Maggie Dougherty)
I-74 crash near Morton: One dead, three injured in two-vehicle collision
By WMBD TV UPDATED (10:30 a.m.) - All lanes of Interstate 74 have reopened, the state police said. MORTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A person has died in an early morning two-vehicle collision on Interstate 74, n...
May 21, 2026
