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2 injured in explosion, fire at manufacturing facility in Ottawa
OTTAWA, Ill. - Officials say two people were hospitalized on Tuesday morning after an explosion and fire at a manufacturing facility in Ottawa. According to officials from the Ottawa Fire Department, ...
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Bill would give Illinois EPA greater oversight of manufacturers' plastic pellet runoff
By GABRIEL MATIAS CASTILHO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A bill that cleared the Illinois House would give the state's EPA emergency rulemaking powers to add...
4h ago Lightweight plastic pellets can be seen between seedlings at Chicago’s Wild Mile, a floating garden park at the north branch of the Chicago river. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Gabriel Castilho)
Judge dismisses National Guard mobilization suit after Trump's loss at Supreme Court
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A federal judge has dismissed a case originally filed six months ago in response to the Trump administration's at...
4h ago A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Advocates travel to Bloomington to urge data center regulation
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A group made up of environmental and green energy advocacy organizations held a community session in Bloomington to talk about the downsides of data centers. These large ind...
5h ago Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington/Facebook)
UPDATED: Retiring Peoria police chief Eric Echevarria sends 'love letter' to city
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - After a bit less than five years, Peoria's top cop is headed for warmer climates as Police Chief Eric Echevarria has announced he will be retiring. "Although I was not...
Apr 20, 2026
Faculty at University of Illinois Springfield reach tentative agreement to end strike
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Faculty at the University of Illinois Springfield ended a more than two-week strike on Monday after reaching a...
Apr 20, 2026
150,000 Illinois households may lose federal food assistance beginning May 1
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - When the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" passed last July, millions of U.S. residents were put at risk of losin...
Apr 20, 2026
Man arrested for stealing ambulance in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A man was arrested Friday night after allegedly stealing an ambulance in Bloomington. Dennis Montgomery, 34, was arrested on charges including burglary and theft, according ...
Apr 20, 2026
Peoria Heights Mayor arrested for alleged DUI; lawyer to fight charges
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Peoria Heights Mayor Matthew Wigginton could face a 12-month driver's license suspension after being arrested by the Peoria Police Department in connection with an all...
Apr 20, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
Bloomington recognized as Tree City USA by Arbor Day Foundation
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington has been recognized as a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation. This is the 40th year the city has earned the national desig...
Apr 17, 2026 (Photo courtesy: File)
