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Possible hantavirus case not linked to MV Hondius ship investigated in Illinois
By WMBD TV/WTVO WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Ill. (WTVO) - The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a possible case of hantavirus in a Winnebago County resident, though officials say the risk to...
May 13, 2026
Pritzker urges feds to release $1B in broadband funds to Illinois
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging the release of ...
May 12, 2026
El Niño to return: Cooler, wetter summer and warmer, drier winters to follow
By WMBD TV (Peoria, Ill.) WMBD - We're coming off two consecutive La Nia winters and are well on our way to an El Nio as Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) are heating up across the eastern Pacific. Lates...
May 12, 2026
Rep. LaHood on Iran war, Social Security and data centers
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - With the Iran war going into its third month, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he still urges a quick end to the war. This is despite voting against the War Powers Resolution tha...
May 12, 2026 Rep. Darin LaHood. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)
Big House Ballgame at Old Joliet Prison kicks off Route 66 festivities
By JULIA LEVY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com JOLIET - At the Old Joliet Prison, made famous by the "Blues Brothers" film, the Joliet Slammers baseball team staff were generou...
May 12, 2026 A player from the Joliet Slammers gives away a foul ball to spectators at the kickoff baseball game on April 30 at the Old Joliet Prison. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Julia Levy)
Bloomington airport project close to take-off thanks to federal dollars
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood on Monday delivered a $1.5 million grant for an airport plan that could bring more jobs to the Twin Cities. The federal funding will help b...
May 12, 2026
'More than just a road': Illinois communities celebrate Route 66's centennial
By CHLOE PARK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The road that helped stitch the nation together with automobile travel turns 100 this year. As the starting point...
May 12, 2026 A Route 66 centennial logo ornament hung on display at Cozy Dog Drive In. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Chloe Park)
Judge delays decision on special prosecutor for 'Operation Midway Blitz' to review new developments
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County judge on Monday pushed off her scheduled ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to inves...
May 12, 2026
OSF Children's Hospital Illinois ends St. Jude affiliation
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is severing ties with St. Jude as of June 30. "OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois and University of Illinois...
May 12, 2026
Coroner identifies Bloomington man killed in motorcycle crash near Normal
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The McLean County Coroner Kathleen Yoder has identified the man who died in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 55 near Normal on Saturday. Caden N. Lovins, 20 of Bloomin...
May 11, 2026
