BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington Police Department will be joining a statewide campaign to help reduce speeding. Law enforcement agencies across the state will be teaming up for "Illinois Speed Awareness Day" on July 22, said Bryce Janssen, a Bloomington police spokesman. On Wednesday, drivers can e...

By JULIA LEVY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The Middle Fork River Forest Preserve in Champaign County is Illinois' only International Dark Sky Place as judged by Dark Sky International. Other dark sky viewing is available across the state for celestial events occurring this su...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two U.S. Army soldiers killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks were identified on Monday - the first U.S. troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war. The Defense Department said in a statement that James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach...

By WMBD & WCIA TV SPRINGFIELD The mystery surrounding Representative Harry Benton has been a perplexing one. In February, House Speaker Chris Welch removed Benton (D-Plainfield) from all committees and caucus activities but he wouldn't say why. It wasn't until months later, when a Legislative Inspector General repo...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Peoria woman was arrested after allegedly driving a stolen ambulance Wednesday afternoon. Crystal J. Crane, 41, was arrested on a charge of unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, said Semone Roth, a spokeswoman for the Peoria Police Department. Just before 2:30 p.m. on July 15...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A barber in Bloomington is giving back to her community by providing free haircuts for students as they return to school. "There's a lot of power in a haircut. Going back to school, everybody wants to be fresh on their first day," said Nashya Johnson of CEO Blendz. "...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Bloomington man is in custody after threatening to kidnap and eat an officer, "Hannibal Lector style," late last week. Joel Perez, 36, appeared in McLean County Circuit Court after being charged with five counts related to a series of events that occurred on July 8 and ...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The city of Bloomington has received another grant from the Illinois Housing Development Authority to revitalize homes. This is the second grant the city has received, the first being $500,000 last year. Bloomington was a top performer in terms of spending that grant money on housi...