Category Archives: Top Stories
Forgotten Black military heroes featured in Illinois State Museum exhibit
Adam Krall, a historic site interpreter with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, showcases an original rifle that would have been used by the 56th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry in the...
Feb 28, 2025
Supreme Court declines to review Carbondale abortion clinic ‘bubble zone’ ordinance
Anti-abortion activists display signs and wave at passing cars on a rainy morning in November in front of CHOICES Center for Reproductive Health in Carbondale. (Saluki Local Reporting Lab photo by Car...
Feb 28, 2025
Lawmakers grill mass transit leaders as clock ticks toward funding ‘cliff’
Regional Transportation Authority Board Chair Kirk Dillard speaks at an event promoting new electric Pace buses in early February while Gov. JB Pritzker watches. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew...
Feb 28, 2025
WATCH: Trump shouts at Zelenskyy as he and Vance berate Ukrainian leader as ‘disrespectful’
(Photo courtesy Flickr/Matt Wade)By WMBD TV and AP WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump shouted at Ukraine's leader on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating Presiden...
Feb 28, 2025
Bloomington Gold Corvette car show moving to St. Louis
(Facebook/Illinois State University)By WMBD TVBLOOMINGTON – The longest running Corvette car show is moving to St. Louis for its summer event after being in Normal last year.In its 52nd year,&nb...
Feb 28, 2025
Illinois State University faculty union members hold protest for anniversary of negotiations
Illinois State University. (Photo courtesy: Illinois State University/File) By WMBD TV NORMAL – Illinois State University's faculty union is marking one year of bargaining with public action to ...
Feb 27, 2025
Legislation aims to help first-time homebuyers
A bill pending in the General Assembly would allow first-time home buyers to set up tax-deductible savings accounts to save up for their down payment. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)B...
Feb 27, 2025
Trump to implement new tariffs on Illinois’ largest trading partners as state faces uncertainty over economic projections
Governor's Office of Management and Budget Director Alexis Sturm speaks to the House Revenue and Finance Committee in Springfield on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Cam...
Feb 27, 2025
Illinois schools continuing DEI initiatives despite federal funding threats
Illinois Superintendent Tony Sanders participates in a previous Illinois State Board of Education meeting. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)By BEN SZALINSKICapitol News Illinoisbszalinski@...
Feb 27, 2025
Audit finds Illinois’ noncitizen health care programs far outstripped original cost estimates
A crowd of about 100 people gathered in the Illinois Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26 for a rally urging state lawmakers to continue to support pro-immigrant policies, including Illinois' programs for no...
Feb 27, 2025
