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Senate President Harmon appeals $10M fine for improper campaign contributions
CHICAGO - How long can a political candidate's decision to loan their campaign money allow them to take unlimited donations from donors? As long as four years for a state senator, according to Senate ...
Aug 20, 2025 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, is pictured on the Senate floor. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
White nationalist rally flyer sparks concern in Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A white nationalist rally could occur later this month in Bloomington, according to a flyer posted around the city and on social media. Facebook communities linked to the Tw...
Aug 20, 2025 Photo courtesy: City of Bloomington)
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)
