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Under bill, state highway cameras could be used to investigate human trafficking
A bill passed by lawmakers would add to the crimes that highway camera images could be used to investigate. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois jaubrey@cap...
Jun 09, 2025
Lucky Illinois resident claims $1.3M Cash Castle jackpot
(Photo courtesy: Illinois Lottery) CHICAGO (WMBD) - An Illinois Lottery FastPlay game netted one lucky person a $1.3 million jackpot, the lottery said on Friday.The game was Cash Castle...
Jun 06, 2025
American Legion Post 2 holds annual D-Day remembrance ceremony
American Legion. (Photo courtesy: American Legion/Facbeook) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - American Legion Post 2 held its annual D-Day remembrance ceremony Friday, marking the 81 years since Allied ...
Jun 06, 2025
Legislative leaders discuss next steps for failed transit reform push
Sen. Ram Villivalam, D-Chicago, is congratulated by Sen. Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, after the Senate passed a plan on Saturday, May 31, 2025, to reform public transportation in the Chicago area. (Capitol ...
Jun 06, 2025
Illinois ‘chicken bill’ aims to boost small poultry farms, expand access to their products
Anna Murrell, owner of "The Little Farm" holds her 6-week-old goose. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Grace Friedman)By GRACE FRIEDMANMedill Illinois News Bureaunews@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRING...
Jun 06, 2025
Two men found dead in Pontiac residence
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)PONTIAC, Ill. (WMBD) - The Pontiac Police Department is investigating after two men were found dead in a home on Thursday.Two men, ages 59...
Jun 06, 2025
Despite victories, major higher education policy bills stall in General Assembly
Students walk across the lawn between the Illini Union in the fall of 2024. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams) By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIE...
Jun 05, 2025
‘Riot’ at Mary Davis Juvenile Detention Center injures nine
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flicker/File) GALESBURG, Ill. (WMBD) - Five children and four staff members were injured during what the Knox County Sheriff's Office t...
Jun 05, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Baby food safety, press freedom, public defender measures will head to governor
The Illinois House is pictured in the waning hours of the spring legislative session on Saturday, May 31. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)By BEN SZALINSKI& JADE AUBREYCapitol News Il...
Jun 05, 2025
Semi-truck crash shuts down I-39 southbound lanes in McLean County
The crash remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr)MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. (WMBD) - A two-vehicle collision involving a semi on Interstate 39 has caused southbound lanes to be shuttered pendin...
Jun 04, 2025
