Local News Normal OKs Amtrak parking charge, with free option
NORMAL – Normal’s Town Council approved the $8 daily parking fee for Amtrak users, but City Ma...
State News Chicago police say 90 arrested in NATO protests
CHICAGO – The Chicago Police Department says 90 people were arrested before and during the N...
Local Sports Heartland advances to NJCAA World Series
SPRINGFIELD – The Heartland Hawks are headed back to the World Series. The Heartland Commu...
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Weather key to grain markets right now
A weather premium came into the marketplace late last week before localized rains helped some farm fields over the weekend. The rain that came over the weekend was spotty, with some producers missing precipitation...
Schock, Cross urge US Senate to repeal Medicaid mandate
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock and Illinois House Republican leader Tom Cross say they are sounding the alarm about the mounting budget pressures facing Illinois taxpayers due to the duel threat of expanding Medicaid...
Court refuses to hear Illinois redistricting challenge
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to redistricting in Illinois despite complaints from the League of Women Voters of Illinois that the new congressional and legislative lines are u...
Obituaries: Powell, Sanders, Weber
Velda Marie Powell Velda Marie Powell, 85, of Chenoa, Ill. died at 5:45 p.m. Friday, May 18, 2012 at Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community in Chenoa where she had resided since 2006. Funeral services...
Road fund still being raided, transit group says
SPRINGFIELD – Taxes on gasoline and fees on license plates are among ways Illinois raises nearly $3 billion a year for road construction and repair. But transit advocates say only a fraction of that is pa...
Quinn’s Medicaid bill spares safety-net hospitals
SPRINGFIELD – Proposed legislation supported by Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has been filed in Springfield that would cut nearly $1.4 billion from the state’s Medicaid program. The measure was filed Monday as a...
Illinois diocese join birth control challenge
CHICAGO – Catholic dioceses in Springfield and Joliet and their charity groups are among 43 plaintiffs in a dozen lawsuits that challenge the Obama administration mandate that most employers provide birth...
State may OK photo-free FOID cards for Amish
Members of the Amish community in Illinois may soon be able to legally own a gun without possessing a photo ID. Part of a bill moving forward in Springfield would allow a photo-less firearm owners’ ID...
Notre Dame sues over birth control rule
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The University of Notre Dame is suing the federal government over the mandate from the Obama administration that employers cover birth control as part of health insurance. University Presi...
Bee Gees’ Robin Gibb dead at 62
Robin Gibb, co-founder and one third of the Bee Gees, has died Sunday at 62 years old after a long battle with cancer.
Money News with Sean Craig: Don’t gamble with 401K
Why do people hesitate to get a second opinion on their retirement plan? “You get a little bump on your arm and you go see the doctor to make sure it’s nothing serious,” Sean Craig with First Midwest Sec...
Ford officially joins Muller’s staff
NORMAL – Former Redbird Dana Ford is officially part of the Illinois State men’s basketball staff. Coach Dan Muller announced the assistant coach’s hiring Monday. Ford has served as an assistant coach at Wi...
Davis: Won’t be in awe of Washington
TAYLORVILLE – Rodney Davis says it’s been a whirlwind couple of days since Republican Party officials selected him to run in the 13th Congressional District race in November, as the Taylorville man vows to...
B-N Police Blotter: May 19-20, 2012
A look at reported offenses in Bloomington and on the Illinois State University campus. Reports do not indicate confirmed offenses, arrests or formal charges. Normal Police and McLean County sheriff’s...
WJBC Forum: The range of recognition
I’m not usually in the high school environment but attending award recognition events is a treat, a snapshot of that life. I have been to many in the area and they vary considerably – as to who is...
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