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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)
7th Circuit denies Madigan's bid to stay out of prison while he appeals corruption conviction
CHICAGO - With 10 days until former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is scheduled to report to federal prison, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied the longtime Democratic power bro...
Oct 06, 2025 Flanked by his two daughters, former Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan, the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history, departs the Dirksen Federal Courthouse after receiving a 7 ½-year prison sentence on corruption charges on June 13, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois sues to block Trump's National Guard deployment to Chicago
CHICAGO - Illinois and Chicago filed a federal lawsuit Monday to block the Trump administration's planned deployment of National Guard troops to the state - a move Gov. JB Pritzker called an "invasion...
Oct 06, 2025 The Dirksen Federal Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Over Pritzker's objections, Trump sending 300 National Guardsmen to Chicago, governor says
CHICAGO - After weeks of threatening to do so, President Donald Trump is taking command of 300 Illinois National Guard troops and sending them to Chicago over Gov. JB Pritzker's objections, the govern...
Oct 06, 2025 A few dozen protestors and reporters gathered outside an immigration enforcement facility in Broadview on Saturday, Oct. 4. The facility has become a focal point of protest since ICE officials expanded their immigration enforcement in Chicagoland. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois soybean farmers in 'danger of bankruptcy' due to tariffs
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - At an Illinois grain tour in Bloomington, the director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture said having no deal with China would lead to farmers going bankrupt. "Last y...
Oct 03, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Here's what's in Illinois' $50.6B six-year infrastructure plan
Illinois on Wednesday unveiled its latest six-year, $50.6 billion infrastructure plan for the state's roads, bridges, railways, airports and more. The plan spans all 102 counties and includes $32.5 bi...
Oct 03, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker announces the state’s six-year, $50.6 billion infrastructure plan at a news conference Wednesday in Chicago. (Credit: Illinois.gov)
State lawmakers stop by Uptown Normal restaurant to discuss utility bills
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Windy City Wieners owner said to lawmakers' utility prices are hurting businesses after he received a utility bill of more than $2,000 in one month. The candidate for th...
Oct 02, 2025 Windy City Weiners is located in Uptown Normal (Photo courtesy: Windy City Weiners)
Stratton aims to bring Pritzker administration policies to national stage
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is hoping to bring some of Gov. JB Pritzker's legislative victories to the U.S. Senate as her top initiatives if she's elected next year. Stratton released her first policy p...
Oct 02, 2025 Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks at the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association’s annual brunch in August 2025 at the Bank of Springfield Center. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
State, private developers break ground on quantum research park
CHICAGO - Shovels are in the ground for a highly anticipated project in South Chicago that its backers, including Gov. JB Pritzker, say will be transformative to a neighborhood still grappling with th...
Oct 02, 2025 Elected officials and businesspeople throw a ceremonial amount of dirt at the groundbreaking event for the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park on Sept. 30, 2025. Pictured from left to right: Blue Owl Capital Managing Director Colleen Collins, Commonwealth Edison CEO Gil Quinones, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Gov. JB Pritzker and PsiQuantum CEO Jeremy O’Brien.
