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After-school programs continue push for state aid
Susan Stanton, right, executive director of ACT Now, which advocates for after-school programs, testifies before a House committee in favor of a bill to earmark $50 million in the upcoming state budge...
Apr 30, 2025
Driver of deadly crash at after-school camp is a former State Police employee
Tracks through a farmer's field show the path of a black Jeep that hit a building housing an after-school program in Chatham. The Jeep was driven by Marianne Akers, a former employee of the Illinois S...
Apr 30, 2025
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(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A McLean County school district has updated its phone policy to keep students engaged in the classroom.While McLean County Unit School District 5's curren...
Apr 30, 2025
Mental fitness test sought for man accused in South Pekin double homicide
The case remains under investigation. PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) - Attorneys for a man accused of kiling two people last week in South Pekin did not contest prosecutors' request to hold him pending trial.Also...
Apr 29, 2025
Illinois veterans, VA employees rally to protest expected Trump administration cuts
Approximately 200 people gathered outside the McHenry Veterans Affairs clinic Sunday in a protest organized by Illinois Veterans for Change. (Medill Illinois News Bureau photo by Sonya Dymova)By SONYA...
Apr 28, 2025
Tuition, fees rising at Illinois universities as state funding lags inflation pace
A banner of Abraham Lincoln hangs from a light post at the University of Illinois Springfield. UIS is another school that has seen an increase in tuition and fees. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Brid...
Apr 28, 2025
Eureka man arrested on alleged child pornography charges
EUREKA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Eureka man has been arrested on alleged child pornography offenses involving a child under 13.In a post on their Facebook page, the Eureka Police Department announced that Jame...
Apr 28, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Peoria airport hits all-time record passenger numbers in March
The Peoria International Airport. (Photo courtesy: Peoria International Airport: Facebook) PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - The records keep falling when it comes to total passengers at the Gen. Wayne A. Downing...
Apr 25, 2025
Police and ISP raid spa, rescue human trafficking victim
The case remains under investigation. (Photo courtesy: Flickr/File) NORMAL, Ill. (IWMBD) - The Illinois State Police announced that it, in conjunction with Normal Police, raided an area massage spa an...
Apr 25, 2025
Illinois community-based foster homes face insurance ‘crisis’
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions building is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jade Aubrey)By JADE AUBREY Capitol News Illinois jaubrey@capitolnewsillinois.co...
Apr 25, 2025
