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Street closures announced for ISU Homecoming kickoff and tree lighting
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Some streets in Normal will be closed starting Monday for Illinois State University's Homecoming. From 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, ISU President Aondover Tarhule and Norma...
Oct 09, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Normal Police IDOT traffic grant results: Almost 1,000 traffic citations
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Normal Police Department released the results from the grant received from the Illinois Department of Transportation, cracking down on minor traffic violations. "We get money fro...
Oct 09, 2025 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
Pastor arrested in Pekin for sending harmful materials to a child
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - A man was arrested after allegedly spreading harmful materials to a child, police said. Michael S. Ritchason, 47, was arrested on Oct. 8 on charges of dissemination of harmful mat...
Oct 09, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Pavement repairs causing lane changes in Normal
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The town of Normal announced there will be a lane reduction for pavement repairs starting Thursday. The lane reduction will impact East Mulberry Street between South Maple and No...
Oct 09, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
SCOTUS weighs whether Mike Bost can challenge Illinois election laws
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could decide whether political candidates have the right to challenge Illinois' vote-by-mail law in court. U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republ...
Oct 09, 2025 U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, speaks to reporters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
Court scrutiny of ICE mounts as judge rules warrantless arrests violated order
By JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL & ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday amid mounting judicial scruti...
Oct 09, 2025 People gather outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois on Oct. 4. The facility has become a center for clashes between protestors and immigration officials. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
As Trump says Pritzker 'should be in jail,' Illinois' governor taunts: 'Come and get me'
The war of words between President Donald Trump and Gov. JB Pritzker escalated dramatically this week with the president calling for both the Illinois governor and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be ...
Oct 09, 2025 A screenshot of Gov. JB Pritzker’s X account shows his Wednesday MSNBC interview telling President Donald Trump to “Come and get me.” (Screenshot from Gov. JB Pritzker’s X account)
Livingston County man arrested in Pekin for child porn charges
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - A Livingston County man was arrested in Pekin for alleged child pornography cases. Dane T. Barr, 30, of Dwight was arrested on a charge of possession and dissemination of child po...
Oct 08, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Text amendment may allow more chickens on McLean County properties
MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - Owning chickens in residential areas will become more accessible if a text amendment is adopted at Tuesday night's McLean County Zoning meeting. Right now, people who want...
Oct 08, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Judge won't block federal troop deployment to Chicago - for now
A federal judge on Monday declined to immediately block the Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, but she strongly urged federal officials to hold off deploying guardsmen...
Oct 08, 2025 Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson take questions about the city’s lawsuit against the federal deployment of troops to Illinois. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
