Category Archives: Top Stories
Student Resource Officers in Bloomington-Normal schools receive award
(Photo courtesy: Unit 5) BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Resource officers with the Bloomington-Normal schools have been selected for a national award.In a post on Unit 5's Facebook page, they ...
Apr 23, 2025
Bloomington to receive $1.9 million to revitalize downtown
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday that Bloomington will be among the grant recipients receiving help to revitalize their downtowns.Pritzker announce...
Apr 23, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Pared-back ‘Right to Play’ bill advances in General Assembly, awaits Senate action
Rep. Janet Yang Rohr urges passage of a bill to let high school athletes compete simultaneously on school teams and in non-school events during debate on the House floor Wednesday, April 9. (Capitol N...
Apr 22, 2025
‘His dad would be ashamed of him’: Large rally in Uptown Normal to protest Rep. LaHood
Congressman LaHood visited the Scott Miller show Tuesday morning. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The sidewalks were full, and the streets flooded with people rallying against U.S. Re...
Apr 22, 2025
Prosecutors say Sen. Emil Jones III’s alleged bribery was ‘crystal clear’ as the case goes to jury
State Sen. Emil Jones III's federal corruption trial is nearing its end as the jury deliberated for two hours Monday after hearing closing arguments. Jones is accused of agreeing to accept bribes from...
Apr 22, 2025
Citing growing list of duties, Illinois’ Raoul seeks a $15M increase in AG budget
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul answers questions during a luncheon interview at the City Club of Chicago on April 1, 2025. (Credit: City Club of Chicago)By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoispha...
Apr 22, 2025
Bloomington residents urged to apply for lead paint program
(Photo courtesy WMBD-TV)BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - There's still time, Bloomington officials say, for residents to apply for money to remove lead paint from their homes.The lead paint remediation...
Apr 22, 2025 (Photo courtesy: File)
Illinois scrambles to boost locally produced farm products after Trump’s funding freeze
Rep. Sonya Harper, D-Chicago, explained the value of her bill to help small farmers at a press conference earlier this month. "Right now, public institutions across Illinois are required to choose the...
Apr 22, 2025
Social Security rescinding its plan to end phone-based filing called a win for Illinois seniors
The Illinois State Capitol is pictured in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo)By ISABELLA SCHOONOVERMedill Illinois News Bureaunews@capitolnewsillinois.comSPRINGFIELD - The Illinois chapter...
Apr 21, 2025
Legislature kills bill that would have expanded resentencing for youth offenders
Rep. Theresa Mah, D-Chicago, rushes across the House floor shortly after her bill failed - a rare embarrassment for a lawmaker in the legislature's supermajority. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andre...
Apr 11, 2025
