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Constitution Trail closes at 9 p.m. each night. (Photo by Eric Stock/WJBC) By Eric Stock NORMAL – Police are issuing safety reminders after a college student was reportedly attacked and robbed w...

  First Student announced their location manager has been replaced. First Student provides busing services for Unit 5 School District. (WJBC file photo)   By Terry James and Sam Thomas  ...

(Bryan Bloodworth/WJBC) By Terry James BLOOMINGTON – A men’s championship race ended with bicyclists in the hospital after someone threw thumbtacks on the course at the Bloomington Criteri...

(Photo by Shane McGraw/flickr)By Illinois Radio NetworkSPRINGFIELD – Illinois farmers may be looking at record-topping yields for their corn and soybean crops, due to the heat and humidity that&...

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce is promoting the Safe Roads Amendment on November’s ballot, which would force lawmakers to use highway funds for their intended purpose. (WJBC file photo)By Greg...

Gov. Bruce Rauner says now’s the time to lay the groundwork to get a budget deal in place that the legislature can adopt when they return to Springfield in the fall.(WJBC file photo)By RFD Radio...

The head of the John Howard Association, Jennifer Vollen-Katz, says Illinois prisons still have about 12,000 inmates too many. (Flickr/MichaelCoghlan) By Illinois Radio Network SPRINGFIELD – New...

Illinois has taken steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, but one cannabis industry expert said the final step may not come from lawmakers in Springfield. (Photo by BrettLevin/flickr) By Illinois Rad...

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth (R-Chicago) is trying to unseat incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.). (Adam Studzinski/WJBC) By Adam Studzinski NORMAL – Practical, humane, and fair – those are...

U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk spoke on a farm north of Normal this week. (Adam Studzinski/WJBC)By Adam StudzinskiNORMAL – U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) wants to see the locks and dams in Illinois rivers wi...