By HANNAH WEBSTER Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO - In May 2025, Alejandro Tribin started as a sales associate at American Sale, an outdoor furniture and appliances retailer in the Chicago area. Tribin came from an entrepreneurial background, but before joining the company's Carol Strea...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Bloomington city council voted last night to change a part of the plans for the downtown streetscape project. The change is affecting what they call flex lanes, lanes for non-cars for deliveries and short-term parking. Those flex lanes caused some concern with the business and ...

By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary After conducting over a dozen investigations, interviewing witnesses, and reviewing hundreds of hours of video footage, the Illinois Accountability Commission is prepared to release its final report to Gov. JB Pritzker on Thu...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Non-teaching staff at Illinois State University have been on strike since April 8 seeking higher wages. The staff union alleges ISU hired replacement workers and the union filed a lawsuit challenging the hiring of contracted ven...

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By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The mother of a young woman to whom the Trump administration dedicated Operation Midway Blitz testified to the Illinois Accountability Commission on Monday, saying her daughter would not have wanted this legacy. The testimony...

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld all of ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's bribery and other corruption convictions, writing in a 29-page ruling Monday that the once-powerful speaker facilitated changes to state...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - A Bloomington man was charged in federal court on Friday with allegedly sending threats across state lines Sean E. Lenckus, 35, was charged with sending interstate threats and was released on bond after his initial court appearance, according to a news release from the U.S. Departm...