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Billboard for Proud Boys hate group removed in southern Illinois after public pressure
BREESE, Ill. - After strong community opposition, including a county board meeting where dozens of people spoke against it, the Proud Boys billboard that was put up near a high school in Clinton Count...
Aug 20, 2025 A Lamar Advertising representative on Monday moves an ad for the far-right extremist group Proud Boys; the sign was taken down entirely around noon Tuesday. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Molly Parker)
Bloomington addresses housing crisis with new middle housing plan
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington brought "missing middle housing" to the attention of the Committee of the Whole to address the housing crisis. "We've been working on ways to increas...
Aug 20, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk
Click this link to join the local walk: https://secure.info-komen.org/site/SPageNavigator/mtpw_eventdetails.html?fr_id=10940
Aug 19, 2025
Bloomington tackles parking issues after Market Street Garage closes
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington is deciding to close the Market Street Parking Garage, which has been there for over 50 years. "We knew the garage was going to have to close eventua...
Aug 19, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Illinois State University addresses dorm shortage with new plans
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Classes started on Monday, Aug. 18, at Illinois State University, and for the second year running, the dorms are beyond maximum capacity. With move-in week taking place last week...
Aug 19, 2025 Watterson Towers, located on Illinois State Universities campus in Normal, IL. (Photo courtesy: File)
Normal expands enterprise zone for economic growth
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - At Monday's Town Council Meeting, councilmembers unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing boundary modifications to the Bloomington Normal Enterprise Zone. According to town...
Aug 19, 2025 Normal Town Council Chambers. (Photo courtesy: File)
Traffic diverted as I-74 undergoes emergency road work
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A stretch of Interstate 74 will be closed for the remainder of the day due to emergency road repairs, according to state police. In a post on their Facebook page, Illinois State ...
Aug 18, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
DOJ demands sensitive Illinois voter registration data after state responds
SPRINGFIELD - The U.S. Department of Justice is insisting Illinois election officials hand over the state's entire computerized voter registration database, including sensitive information such as dri...
Aug 18, 2025 Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions during a news conference Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025, in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois newsrooms receive $4 million from state through tax credits
By JOHN VOLK Medill Local News Initiative Forty Illinois local news entities operating 120 outlets are receiving $4 million in state tax credits under a new law designed to encourage the retention and...
Aug 08, 2025 Left to right: Jeff Rogers, Don Craven and Anna Brugmann.
Flying Dragons Club loses $50,000 in gear after theft of truck
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Flying Dragon's Pole Vault Club in Normal was robbed while at a junior Olympic competition in Texas. At around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, two people stole over $50,000 worth of ite...
Aug 08, 2025 Photo courtesy" Flying Dragons/Facebook)
