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By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Just after 2:30 Saturday morning, the Illinois House of Representatives followed the Senate in passing a $50.6 billion spending plan for the fiscal year which begins Ju...

Staff in both Bloomington and Normal are ready to see families have some fun in the water. (Facebook/Town of Normal)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Pool season starts on Saturday for the Twin Cities."I'...

Illinois Coalition against Sexual Assault CEO Carrie Ward made her case to the Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee, asking for another $12 million in state dollars to bring the state participatio...

The budget bill goes to the House, where the final reading can be no earlier than Saturday. It's possible that vote will be taken just after midnight Saturday morning. (WJBC file photo)By Dave DahlSPR...

Connie Morgan currently serves as principal at South Elementary School in Marshall, Illinois. (Photo courtesy District 87)By WJBC NewsBLOOMINGTON – Connie Morgan will be named the next principal...

Michael Bakana. (Photo courtesy McLean County Jail/WMBD-TV)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – The man who was found guilty of first-degree murder after fleeing his own murder trial has been extradited back...

That means lawmakers would be staying beyond Friday, though a legislative spokesperson called that “a deadline of convenience.” (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlSPRINGFIELD – Not even eig...

Sen. Dick Durbin and Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe. (Twitter/Senator Dick Durbin)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Illinois’ senior U.S. Senator made a stop Tuesday in Bloomington.Sen. Dick Durb...

Any information can be sent to Detective Ty Klein at (309)434-2366 or tklein@cityblm.org. (WJBC file photo)By WMBD-TVBLOOMINGTON – Bloomington police are asking for any information on the wherea...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). (Dave Dahl/WJBC)By Dave DahlLINCOLN – There's too much at stake, says U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), for Republicans to dig in on the debt ceiling crisis."Busine...