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McLean County schools to close early due to possible severe weather
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Unit 5 and Heartland Community College have canceled classes and programming for Wednesday afternoon due to the threat of severe weather. Dayna Brown, a Unit 5 sp...
Jun 17, 2026
One McLean County siren is out, overlap expected to cover it
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - One McLean County emergency siren is not operational on a day with severe weather predicted, but other neighboring sirens that overlap it will cover the community. WMBD learned f...
Jun 17, 2026
Normal Town Council approves new apartment development
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Town Council approved an amendment to build two new apartment buildings on the west side of Normal, Monday night. "These apartments are part of an annexatio...
Jun 17, 2026
Lawmakers, stakeholders are ready for summer of data center negotiations
By NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois nhytrek@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Though lawmakers failed to advance data center regulations in the POWER Act this spring, some leaders plan to con...
Jun 17, 2026
Power outages begin to pop-up after storms roll through Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - As storms start to pick up in the area, so are the number of power outages in Central Illinois. While a majority of the power outages are just east of the coverage area, Warren a...
Jun 17, 2026
Bloomington's Youth Enrichment Program showcases city careers
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington is teaching students aged 13 to 18 about working within the city during their Youth Enrichment Program. The program is four days long and ...
Jun 16, 2026 City of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington/Facebook)
Pritzker signs nearly $56B budget with new business taxes as he seeks 3rd term
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed the fiscal year 2027 budget, which totals $55.9 billion, making it the largest in stat...
Jun 16, 2026
Federal appeals court says retrial is on the table for ex-ComEd CEO, lobbyist
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A federal appeals court released its opinion Monday that former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore and former lobby...
Jun 16, 2026
Bloomington amateur tunes up for U.S. Open with practice round with Master's champ
By WMBD TV SHINNECOCK HILLS, N.Y. (WMBD/WYZZ) - Bloomington's Brandon Holtz is living a dream this week by playing in the U.S. Open. The amateur golfer's dream got even better Monday. Holtz played a p...
Jun 16, 2026
Advocates, patients file lawsuit to block 'medical aid in dying' law in Illinois
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com A federal lawsuit filed last week seeks to block an Illinois law allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end thei...
Jun 16, 2026
