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Bloomington storm cleanup almost done, 400 trucks of debris
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Bloomington crews continue to clean up debris after severe storms earlier this month, expecting to be done by Friday. So far, crews have filled just under 400 trucks of debr...
Apr 30, 2026 City of Bloomington. (Photo courtesy: File)
Illinois gov calls for swift resolution to ISU strike
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) - Gov. JB Pritzker, at an unrelated press conference on Tuesday, urged Illinois State University and its striking workers to return to the bargaining table. "It needs to happe...
Apr 30, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker delivers his 2026 State of the State address in the Illinois Capitol on Feb. 18, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Illinois lawmakers punt remap amendment after SCOTUS Voting Rights Act ruling
By BEN SZALINSKI & PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said the Senate will not move forward with a constituti...
Apr 30, 2026 Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said state lawmakers need more time to evaluate a U.S. Supreme Court ruling before proceeding with a constitutional amendment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)
Feds say they'll drop conspiracy charge against remaining 'Broadview Six' protesters
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary In an unexpected move Wednesday, prosecutors said they intend to pursue the dismissal of the main conspiracy char...
Apr 30, 2026 Former 9th District congressional candidate Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh addresses reporters following her Nov. 12, 2025, arraignment hearing in Chicago. She and five others were charged with “impeding” a federal agent while protesting outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing facility in suburban Broadview in September. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
IBM will bring innovation hub, 750 new jobs to Chicago's quantum park
By AIDAN KLINEMAN Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker announced Wednesday that IBM will bring its FutureNow innovation and delivery hub to Chicago...
Apr 30, 2026 Gov. JB Pritzker speaks at the Global Quantum Forum in Chicago in July 2025. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Illinois retailers celebrate early successes of state-funded apprenticeship program
By HANNAH WEBSTER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - In May 2025, Alejandro Tribin started as a sales associate at American Sale, an outdoor furniture and appliances re...
Apr 29, 2026 Brittany Christman, an apprentice at American Sale in Chicago, has been promoted since beginning her retail apprenticeship in August 2025. (Photo courtesy of Howie Zavala)
Bloomington Adjusts Downtown Street Plan to address parking
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington city council voted last night to change a part of the plans for the downtown streetscape project. The change is affecting what they call flex lane...
Apr 29, 2026 (Photo
State commission finds agent abuses were 'greenlit by Washington' for Operation Midway Blitz
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary After conducting over a dozen investigations, interviewing witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of hours of vi...
Apr 29, 2026 Marimar Martinez testifies at an April 28, 2026, hearing of the Illinois Accountability Commission, showing one of the seven holes left in her body after she was shot by a Border Patrol agent in October. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Striking Illinois State University staff frustrated over lack of negotiations
By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Non-teaching staff at Illinois State University have been on strike since April 8 seeking higher wages. The st...
Apr 29, 2026 ISU news conference: Illinois State University building service worker and staff union president Chuck Carver speaks at a news conference at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
SUMMER OF FUN WITH BUSCH LIGHT
It's the Summer of Fun with Busch Light and US! All Summer were are sending our biggest fans to some of the HOTTEST live shows and concerts all across Central Illinois...All. Summer. Long. It's easier...
Apr 28, 2026
