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'We are not backing down': Feds ramp up immigration raids in Chicago area
The federal government is significantly ramping up immigration enforcement in the Chicago area as a specialized federal law enforcement team arrived in Chicago on Tuesday. U.S. Customs and Border Prot...
43m ago Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks with one of two men being processed by Homeland Security officials during a visit to Springfield on May 7, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)
Downstate will get 'something' from Chicago transit bill according to Illinois House Speaker
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Illinois' Speaker of the House on Tuesday confirmed that Downstate will get something out of the Chicago transit bill. The Windy City's transport system is facing a fiscal c...
2h ago Illinois Speaker Chris Welch. (Photo courtesy: File)
On the Record: Sharon Chung opposes tax plan, advocates fair downstate transit funding
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Bloomington Normal's state Representative said she would not support a statewide tax to save Chicago transit, which is facing a fiscal cliff by January 2026. "We would be actuall...
18h ago Sharon Chung. (Photo courtesy: Sharon Chung/Facebook)
Menorah vandals sought by Normal Police
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Police here are seeking the public's help find two people accused of damaging a menorah earlier this month. According to a post on the Normal Police Department's Facebook page, t...
18h ago The two individuals are wanted for the crime. (Photo courtesy: Normal Police Dept. /Facebook)
McLean County Unit 5 School District highlights IT staff's vital role in education
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - McLean County Unit 5 School District took the unsung heroes of a modern education system out to lunch as a way to show their appreciation. Tuesday, Sept. 16 is National IT Profes...
18h ago (Photo courtesy: Unit 5/Facebook)
Oversight panel objects to new Illinois prison mail policy
A legislative oversight panel formally objected Tuesday to a new administrative rule that temporarily allows the Illinois Department of Corrections to withhold mail from incarcerated people and instea...
19h ago State Sen. Bill Cunningham, D-Chicago, is pictured at a committee hearing in Chicago in July 2023. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois man arrested for alleged crimes against a minor
EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Southern Illinois man has been arrested for allegedly trying to travel to meet a child and grooming, according to the Woodford County Sheriff's Office. Matthew A. Cornes, 32, o...
23h ago (Photo courtesy: File)
Normal allows pet owners up to three animals per species
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The town of Normal is now allowing pet owners to increase the number of pets they can own. At Monday's council meeting, councilmembers voted to increase the number of pets to thr...
Sep 16, 2025 Normal Town Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: Town of Normal)
Home Sweet Home Ministries will Give Big for Families in need this Thanksgiving
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Home Sweet Home Ministries has started collecting food donations for their "Big Give" event to use for their Thanksgiving "Give Thanks" Event this year. "Right now we're kin...
Sep 15, 2025 Matt Burgess. (Photo courtesy: Home Sweet Home Ministries)
Amid backlash, Pritzker calls for leaders - especially Trump - to tone down rhetoric
Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders - starting with President Donald Trump - need to do more to condemn political violence. "He actively fans the flames of division, as he did on Friday, regularly...
Sep 15, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association annual breakfast meeting in Springfield on Aug. 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
