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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...
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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...
3h ago
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 ...
3h ago (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...
3h ago 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...
3h ago 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%, ...
3h ago 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...
4h ago
'I've spoken to the governor': NFL commissioner Roger Goodell offers Bears stadium update
By WMBD TV/WGN TV ORLANDO, Fla. (WGN) - As political gridlock over the Chicago Bears stadium saga continues, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell took to the microphone in Orlando on Tuesday to shed light o...
May 20, 2026
Illinois residents hit by text scam posing as state police
By WMBD TV SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - The Illinois State Police warned the public on Monday about a new text scam circulating across the state. Scammers claiming to be from the state police will text ...
May 20, 2026 (Photo courtesy: file)
McLean County man charged with unborn child homicide to stay in custody
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - An appellate court panel on Tuesday sided with a McLean County judge who said a person accused of giving abortion pills to an unknowing woman should not be free pending tria...
May 20, 2026
