By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A strike of non-teaching staff at Illinois State University in Normal is over after four weeks. AFSCME Local 1110, the union representing more than 300 building services, grounds, dining services and other ISU employees, said more...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - A Peoria County jury took about two hours to find a man guilty of murder in connection with a deadly shooting two years ago. Javier McGhee, 24, showed no emotion. He was dressed in a dark suit and sat straight as Circuit Judge Steve Kouri set a June 25 sentencing hearing. After the jury...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Illinois lawmakers are making their voices heard about what should be included in the fiscal year 2027 budget that's set to be approved by May 31. Progressive Democrats want to see more taxes on businesses and billionaires and th...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Story Summary State Lawmakers will assess how much progress has occurred in public education under the Evidence-Based Funding formula. According to ISBE data, 63% of districts currently receive less than 90% of their "adequacy target" und...

By BEN SZALINSKI Capitol News Illinois bszalinski@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other mayors are asking Illinois lawmakers to increase the share of income tax revenue that goes to local governments. Johnson said Gov. JB Pritzker's proposal to keep the portion for the Local G...

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois State Board of Education is asking lawmakers this year for $200,000 to develop a new way of counting low-income students. Although that's only a small fraction of the overall $10.9 billion general revenue fund budget the ...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - While shootings are slightly down in Peoria, the police department says there have been more homicides so far this year than in 2025. According to the Peoria Police Department's Year-To-Date Shooting Report, there have been three homicides this year as of April 30, an increase of one fr...

By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - Three Central Illinois school districts, under federal investigation regarding the use of sexual orientation and gender ideology content in classrooms, have said they will cooperate with the probe. On Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said it is looking at 36 Illinois public school ...