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Pritzker urges feds to release $1B in broadband funds to Illinois
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging the release of ...
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El Niño to return: Cooler, wetter summer and warmer, drier winters to follow
By WMBD TV (Peoria, Ill.) WMBD - We're coming off two consecutive La Nia winters and are well on our way to an El Nio as Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) are heating up across the eastern Pacific. Lates...
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Rep. LaHood on Iran war, Social Security and data centers
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - With the Iran war going into its third month, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he still urges a quick end to the war. This is despite voting against the War Powers Resolution tha...
1h ago Rep. Darin LaHood. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Big House Ballgame at Old Joliet Prison kicks off Route 66 festivities
By JULIA LEVY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com JOLIET - At the Old Joliet Prison, made famous by the "Blues Brothers" film, the Joliet Slammers baseball team staff were generou...
2h ago A player from the Joliet Slammers gives away a foul ball to spectators at the kickoff baseball game on April 30 at the Old Joliet Prison. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Julia Levy)
Bloomington airport project close to take-off thanks to federal dollars
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood on Monday delivered a $1.5 million grant for an airport plan that could bring more jobs to the Twin Cities. The federal funding will help b...
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'More than just a road': Illinois communities celebrate Route 66's centennial
By CHLOE PARK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The road that helped stitch the nation together with automobile travel turns 100 this year. As the starting point...
2h ago A Route 66 centennial logo ornament hung on display at Cozy Dog Drive In. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Chloe Park)
Judge delays decision on special prosecutor for 'Operation Midway Blitz' to review new developments
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County judge on Monday pushed off her scheduled ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to inves...
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OSF Children's Hospital Illinois ends St. Jude affiliation
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is severing ties with St. Jude as of June 30. "OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois and University of Illinois...
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Coroner identifies Bloomington man killed in motorcycle crash near Normal
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder has identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 55 near Normal on Saturday. Caden N. Lovins, 20 of Bloomin...
May 11, 2026
How much would suspending the federal gas tax save drivers
(NEXSTAR) - Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Sunday that the Trump administration is considering the possible suspension of the federal gas tax amid soaring oil prices fueled by the war in Iran -...
May 11, 2026
