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Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing a Pekin well drilling firm. Madigan alleges homeowners paid thousands of dollars in deposits to the company for work that was never done. (WJBC File Pho...

Governor Rauner vetoed the measure this week that would push the legal tobacco purchasing age to 21. (Facebook/Bruce Rauner) By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD – Health advocates are not done fighting for...

Signatures may not be enough to change fate of the Bloomington Election Commission (WJBC file photo)   By Neil Doyle BLOOMINGTON- A McLean County judge has until this Friday to rule whether or no...

Bloomington aldermen are reviewing plans to offer residents insurance to cover costly breakdowns to water and sewer lines on their property. (File photo by Patrick Baron/WJBC)   By Howard Packowi...

  Green Top Grocery cooperative won approval from the Bloomington City Council for a new liquor license classification. It would allow customers at food stores to buy packaged beer and wine, and ...

Kurt Bock will have served as Country Financial CEO for seven years when he retires at the end of January. (Country Financial) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – The chief executive officer of Count...

Peter Rankaitis will step down from the organization he founded in October, and Lisa Thompson will be elevated to CEO. (Project Oz) By Greg Halbleib BLOOMINGTON – The executive director of youth...

After a Davis staffer stuck a phone into Davis’ opponent’s face the idea of trackers is questioned(photo by Dave Dahl)     By Dave Dahl SPRINGFIELD– Who's that guy with the...

Bloomington aldermen are set to vote Monday on a new liquor license classification allowing customers to drink from packaged beer and wine at food stores where they purchased the alcohol. (Pixabay pho...

Substitute teacher Pamela Etcheson pleaded her case for higher pay to the Unit 5 School Board.(Photo by Howard Packowitz/WJBC) By Howard Packowitz NORMAL – A Unit 5 substitute teacher believes s...