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Prescription drug price control bill passes first committee hurdle
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Legislation to establish a prescription drug affordability board passed its first legislative hurdle despite...
Mar 25, 2026 Rep. Nabeela Syed, sponsor of a prescription drug board bill, speaks at a committee meeting Tuesday, March 25. Although the bill faced many concerns from lawmakers, it passed out of committee pending an amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
Bloomington emergency response gets boost from new GPS system
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington is moving forward with a project that upgrades dozens of traffic signals to support emergency response. As emergency vehicles approach one of the 87 ...
Mar 25, 2026 Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington/Facebook)
Yearslong ethanol policy standoff could cost Illinois drivers at the pump yet again
By: GEORGE ALEXANDRAKIS Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary: Midwestern governors, including Illinois' JB Pritzker, are seeking a permanent solution to being able ...
Mar 25, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at a news conference following his 2026 budget address. Pritzker joined six other Midwestern governors in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging an emergency waiver on the use of E15 ethanol gasoline this summer. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by George Alexandrakis).
Legal battle intensifies over appointing special prosecutor for alleged 'Operation Midway Blitz' abuses
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County judge will hear arguments next month over a petition to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate...
Mar 25, 2026 Locke Bowman and Steve Art, partners at Chicago-based civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy, speak to reporters in the Cook County criminal courthouse on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Insurance bill combining homeowners and auto regulation passes House, awaits Senate action
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary A bill giving the Illinois Department of Insurance authority to review and regulate premiums for both auto and hom...
Mar 24, 2026 Mail from State Farm insurance. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
UPDATE: Normal police give update on condition of six shot Sunday morning
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - All six of the shooting victims from Sunday's shooting in Normal are in stable condition, according to police. "The Normal Police Department continues to actively inve...
Mar 24, 2026 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings
By OLIVIA ARDITO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Raw milk advocates saw Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as Health and Human Services Director as a win, but...
Mar 24, 2026 Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)
UPDATED: Normal police release more information on Sunday shooting
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Police Department has released more details regarding the shooting of six people early Sunday. Brad Park, a police spokesman, said the victims were from Peoria, Bloomi...
Mar 23, 2026
Gas prices continue to soar for Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Gas for the Peoria area has risen to more than $4 a gallon on average, according to a website that monitors gas prices. According to the GasBuddy website, which surveys 148 stati...
Mar 23, 2026
