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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 ...
WJBC Staff 59m ago 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...
WJBC Staff 1h ago 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...
WJBC Staff 20h ago 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...
WJBC Staff 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...
WJBC Staff 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...
WJBC Staff 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...
WJBC Staff Mar 23, 2026

Grammy winner sets new record at BCPA
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Grammy Award-winning artist Trisha Yearwood set a new record at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday. The March 19 show, Trisha Yearwood: The Mirror To...
WJBC Staff Mar 23, 2026

Regulators OK ComEd's plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY & NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois Article Summary The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday allowed Commonwealth Edison to increase the amount of money it charges large-...
WJBC Staff Mar 23, 2026 ComEd’s Chicago headquarters. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)

'Illinois farmers can feed Illinois': State grant program offers assistance
By REBECKA PIEDER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com ARTICLE SUMMARY: Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million through the Illinois Department...
WJBC Staff Mar 20, 2026 Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’ Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)



