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Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship
The Paul Findley Federal Building in Springfield houses the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)SPRINGFIELD - Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed cont...
Feb 25, 2025
Video captures near-miss between Southwest Airlines plane, jet on runway at Chicago’s Midway Airport
The plane was from Southwest airlines. (Photo courtesy: Flicker/File)By WMBD TV CHICAGO – A near-miss has been confirmed between a Southwest Airlines planes and a jet on a runway at Chicago's Mi...
Feb 25, 2025
McLean County Coroner identifies 4 who died in Bloomington murder-suicide
(Bloomington Police Department/Facebook)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Four people who were found dead in a Bloomington home Sunday morning were shot to death, the McLean County Coroner said Monday night....
Feb 25, 2025
District 87 mourns the death of a student over the weekend
The incident remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: BPD) By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON – David Mouser, the superintendent with Bloomington School District 87, said the district was "deeply sadde...
Feb 24, 2025
Lawmakers weigh whether to legalize ‘medical aid in dying’
Deb Robertson, a Lombard woman facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, speaks in favor of legislation that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to dying patients. (Capitol News Illinois phot...
Feb 23, 2025
Financial impacts of federal action stir anxiety for Illinois farmers
The effects of President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on allies and rivals are yet to be seen, but farmers in Illinois are bracing for their impact - even as they wait years for Congress to pass lon...
Feb 23, 2025
Normal Police investigating shooting incident
The shooting remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: NPD/File)By WMBD TV NORMAL – The Normal Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that occurred near Orlando Avenue and No...
Feb 21, 2025
Former doctor pleads guilty to videotaping people in Peoria hospital bathroom
A sentencing hearing is set for May. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File) By WMBD TV PEORIA – A former neurological surgery resident with the University of Illinois College of Medicine pleaded guilty to ...
Feb 19, 2025
BREAKING: Pritzker proposes $2B in spending growth without new income or service taxes
Gov. Pritzker (Photo courtesy: Capitol News Illinois) By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has proposed growing spending by a...
Feb 19, 2025
Pritzker to call for expansion of 4-year degree offerings at some community colleges
The Illinois Community College System headquarters is pictured in downtown Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinoi...
Feb 19, 2025
