LEROY, Ill. (WMBD) - The LeRoy Police Department received a big grant for camera equipment on Monday. LeRoy Police Chief Jason Williamson announced that the department's Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board FY26 Law Enforcement Camera Grant application was approved during the town council meeting on Mo...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that could allow drivers with suspended licenses to continue driving with a speed control device in their car. The device would limit the car's speed to the road's stated speed limit. Driv...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Peoria man was charged Tuesday with allegedly seriously injuring his 72-year-old mother. Matthew J. Howarter, 49, appeared in Peoria County Circuit Court on charges of aggravated domestic battery and unlawful restraint for the April 6 incident. A judge granted prosecutors' request for...

By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The superintendent of District 87 schools in Bloomington has been named a Superintendent of Distinction by the Illinois Association of School Administrators. David Mauser was awarded this honor from his colleagues, who work with him from other school districts, giving him the title...

By WMBD TV NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - The Normal Police Department is looking to start a first responder drone pilot program. The program would allow NPD to use a drone to assess crime or traffic scenes to respond safely and quickly. "The drone first responder program allows us to get eyes on specific crimes or acciden...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Some 300 workers at Illinois State University are walking the picket line early Wednesday morning after contract negotiations broke down Tuesday night. The walk out began about 6 a.m. as workers with AFSCME, Local 1110, formed lines across the campus. Buildings, grounds and dining services employe...

By GEORGIA EPIPHANIOU Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A lack of domestic workforce participation in agriculture pushes Illinois farmers to employ foreign workers through the temporary H-2A non-immigrant visa program. Illinois' employment of farmers through the visa program has ...

NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) - Heartland Community College announced the new dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, set to start at the end of the spring semester. Karla Huffman has been a teacher for 28 years, ten years at HCC and 18 years at Illinois State University. With the College of Liberal Arts and So...