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Julie Hile to lead Connect Transit as board chair
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Connect Transit Board of Trustees confirmed former Vice Chair Julie Hile to fill the seat vacated with the loss of Chairman Ryan Whitehouse. A statement from the agency said ...
Oct 10, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
French tech company announces new headquarters at Chicago quantum research park
CHICAGO - The French quantum computing firm Pasqal announced Thursday it will establish its first U.S. headquarters at Chicago's emerging quantum research park. Pasqal plans to invest $65 million into...
Oct 10, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker announces the latest tenant for Chicago’s quantum research park on Thursday, Oct. 9. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Judge calls feds 'unreliable,' temporarily blocks National Guard deployment to Illinois
CHICAGO - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from deploying 500 National Guard troops to Chicago as the administration's immigration enforcement actions have intens...
Oct 10, 2025 A group of people in military fatigues walks into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview on Thursday, Oct. 9. National Guard troops were deployed to the facility earlier in the day. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
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)
