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Cell-phone ban, loosening foreign language requirements among education bills to pass
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Several educations measures were among the hundreds of bills that cleared the General Assembly before it adjourn...
WJBC Staff 4h ago

'Peoria Speedway is my home': Local racer wins final race, Speedway up for sale
WEST PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Third-generation dirt-track racer Lucas Boulton crossed the finish line at the Peoria Speedway on Saturday as a champion of the B-mod division. It was bittersweet as he was ...
WJBC Staff 4h ago

Bloomington Township votes to add questions to November ballot
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Township held a special meeting Monday night to vote on adding three questions to the November ballot. Over 200 voters showed up to the meeting he...
WJBC Staff 5h ago

Lawmakers pass bill to shield abortion information from digital medical records
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary In the final week of the session, a handful of laws to protect reproductive rights passed the legislature. One wo...
WJBC Staff 5h ago

Construction begins on transformation of former State Farm headquarters in downtown Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Construction is officially underway on a major redevelopment project in downtown Bloomington. The former State Farm headquarters building is being transformed into the new G...
WJBC Staff 7h ago

'This is going to be a bad deal for Pritzker if we lose the Bears:' said Darren Bailey
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Republican Gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey was in Peoria Monday, criticizing Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic state lawmakers for being unable to pass a bill to b...
WJBC Staff 7h ago

Friends of Constitution Trail enhance trail with tree planting
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Constitution Trail runs around the entirety of McLean County, and the friends of said trail are planting trees to make the trail more beautiful. "The Friends of Constitu...
WJBC Staff 8h ago The main portion of the trail is located in Bloomington-Normal. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

'We didn't have time': Pritzker, leaders defend adjourning without Bears deal
By BRENDEN MOORE & BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged Monday that the Chicago Bears may be on their way to Indiana. But ...
WJBC Staff 8h ago Gov. JB Pritzker responds to reporters’ questions at a morning news conference on June 1. Pritzker said a Bears deal is not off the table, but still a long way from fruition. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)

Session slog ends in $56B budget, new taxes on social media companies, crypto, fantasy sports
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Democrats largely joined together to support the fiscal year 2027 budget as Republicans warned the plan will harm th...
WJBC Staff Jun 01, 2026 Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, criticizes Gov. JB Pritzker’s budgeting on the Senate floor during debate of the budget on June 1, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

Rideshare drivers could unionize in Illinois under bill passed by General Assembly
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com Over the past five months, a sea of rideshare drivers in yellow T-shirts flooded the Illinois state Capitol almost weekly,...
WJBC Staff Jun 01, 2026 Supporters of the rideshare union bill celebrate in the Senate gallery after the bill passed on the floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert.)



