By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - AFSCME Council 31, representing certain Illinois State University employees, has sued the school, saying it broke the law by hiring temporary replacement workers to "win" against its union workers. The union that represents some 350 buildings, grounds and dining services emplo...

By JENNA SCHWEIKERT Capitol News Illinois jschweikert@capitolnewsillinois.com A nationwide school bus driver shortage, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, persists in some parts of the country. But in Illinois, efforts to attract new demographics of bus drivers and make hiring easier have paid off. Illinois school dist...

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order Tuesday barring state employees and elected officials from using information obtained in their official capacity to place bets on prediction markets. The order applies to all employe...

By WMBD TV MACKINAW, Ill. (WMBD) - The Mackinaw Police Department warned the public on Tuesday that scammers were impersonating law enforcement. The department said it had received reports of being contacted by scammers via calls or text that claim to be law enforcement, said a Mackinaw police Facebook post. Those scam...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Illinois State University workers are heading into their third week of striking with no additional bargaining sessions in sight. AFSCME Council 31 represents building, grounds, and dining service employees of the university. The union and ISU bargaining teams met at the table last Wedne...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - A Hanna City man is allegedly behind a multi-year scheme that bilked a Normal company out of about $250,000. Jason Simerly, 51, was indicted on April 8 by a McLean County grand jury on charges of theft, money laundering, identity theft and continuing a financial crimes enterprise. The case was a d...

OTTAWA, Ill. - Officials say two people were hospitalized on Tuesday morning after an explosion and fire at a manufacturing facility in Ottawa. According to officials from the Ottawa Fire Department, the incident unfolded around 8 a.m. at a Coogee Chemical manufacturing facility, located in the 1500 block of Titanium D...

By GABRIEL MATIAS CASTILHO Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A bill that cleared the Illinois House would give the state's EPA emergency rulemaking powers to address plastic pellet spills and their affect on stormwater runoff. Plastic pellets are small round objects, the building ...