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UPDATE: Normal police give update on condition of six shot Sunday morning
By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - All six of the shooting victims from Sunday's shooting in Normal are in stable condition, according to police. "The Normal Police Department continues to actively inve...
Mar 24, 2026 (Photo courtesy: Flickr)
Raw milk proponents push for fewer restrictions on Illinois sales despite state health warnings
By OLIVIA ARDITO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Raw milk advocates saw Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as Health and Human Services Director as a win, but...
Mar 24, 2026 Cows on the Little Brown Cow Dairy farm in Delavan. (Provided by Terry Hoerbert, Little Brown Cow Dairy)
UPDATED: Normal police release more information on Sunday shooting
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Police Department has released more details regarding the shooting of six people early Sunday. Brad Park, a police spokesman, said the victims were from Peoria, Bloomi...
Mar 23, 2026
Gas prices continue to soar for Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Gas for the Peoria area has risen to more than $4 a gallon on average, according to a website that monitors gas prices. According to the GasBuddy website, which surveys 148 stati...
Mar 23, 2026
Grammy winner sets new record at BCPA
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Grammy Award-winning artist Trisha Yearwood set a new record at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday. The March 19 show, Trisha Yearwood: The Mirror To...
Mar 23, 2026
Regulators OK ComEd's plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY & NIKOEL HYTREK Capitol News Illinois Article Summary The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday allowed Commonwealth Edison to increase the amount of money it charges large-...
Mar 23, 2026 ComEd’s Chicago headquarters. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
'Illinois farmers can feed Illinois': State grant program offers assistance
By REBECKA PIEDER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com ARTICLE SUMMARY: Illinois food producers and businesses can apply for a share of $3.6 million through the Illinois Department...
Mar 20, 2026 Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’ Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Margaret Croke wins Democratic primary for Illinois comptroller
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary State Rep. Margaret Croke of Chicago will be the Democrats' nominee for comptroller, the Associated Press repo...
Mar 20, 2026 Democratic state representative and comptroller candidate Margaret Croke talks to a staffer on Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign on Monday, Oct. 27, before filing nominating petitions for comptroller. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Companies could be on the hook for work-related activities before and after shifts start, court rules
By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Illinois law does not specifically shield companies from having to pay employees for time spent completing r...
Mar 20, 2026 The Illinois Supreme Court is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)
Lawyers say D.C. court's decision striking down large-capacity magazine ban should be applied to Illinois
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary An appellate court in Washington, D.C., struck down a law in the district that banned large-capacity magazines, an...
Mar 20, 2026 Lawyers in a case challenging Illinois’ ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines are asking the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals to consider additional arguments as a three-judge panel continues to weigh the case. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock)
