Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, observes action on the Senate floor during the last week of the 2025 legislative session. Harmon was the sponsor of a bill to reform the Prisoner Review Board. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)

PEORIA - With major future cuts to social service programs now written into law, Democrats seeking Illinois' open U.S. Senate seat in 2026 are hitting the campaign trail seeking to position themselves among the law's most vocal opponents. "We want Illinoisians throughout our state to understand the ripple effects...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Normal man who was on parole is back in custody after police allegedly found a firearm during a traffic stop. On July 1, following an investigation by the Bloomington Police Department Patrol Division, an arrest warrant was issued for Caleb Teplitz-Crawford, 22, on eight firearms-related of...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The community gathered on Thursday morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new non-congregate shelter village in Bloomington. "We've been working towards this day for a couple of years and are just thrilled to be able to pass another milestone in building more capacity for our uns...

CHICAGO - Federal prosecutors are recommending nearly six years in prison for ex-Springfield lobbyist Mike McClain, the longtime friend and advisor of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. McClain was the marquee defendant in the 2023 "ComEd Four" trial, which ended in across-the-board bribery convic...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Hospital officials in Illinois say they will have to make some difficult decisions in the next few years that could involve laying off staff, cutting back services and even closing some facilities entirely. That's the expected result ...

OTTAWA, Ill. (WMBD) - An East Peoria dentist has died after a skydiving accident on Monday. Dr. Noel Liu, 48, was identified by the LaSalle County Coroner Richard Ploch. The coroner said he was initially called to 3915 East 1369th Road on Monday for a man involved in a skydiving accident. The forensic investigation aut...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A church building remains unstable after the roof collapsed late Wednesday night. City of Bloomington crews were called at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, to the 400 block of East Mullberry Street to block off the road after the Reconcile Church's roof collapsed, said Katherine Murphy, a city of...