Category Archives: News
Snow Followed by a Wintry Mix Sunday Through Tuesday
An upper-level disturbance will spread light snow into central Illinois Sunday morning. As the atmosphere warms, the snow will mix with and change to freezing drizzle or drizzle by afternoon. Storm to...
Feb 09, 2019
Firefighters Battle the Cold While Dealing with Mobile Home Blaze in Bloomington
A southwest Bloomington mobile home caught fire Friday morning when the owner tried to thaw out frozen pipes with a kerosene heater. Bloomington firefighters fought not only the fire but the extreme c...
Feb 08, 2019
Moody's: Higher Taxes May Drive More People Out Of Illinois
One of the largest investment houses in the country is warning that new taxes in Illinois could drive more people out of the state. Moody's Investors Service yesterday said Illinois' pension debt is d...
Feb 08, 2019
Doctors Ask Parents To Vaccinate Kids Amid Measles Outbreak
Please vaccinate your children. That's the plea from doctors in Illinois as a measles outbreak continues to grow across the country. There are two confirmed cases of measles in Illinois, both at the U...
Feb 08, 2019
ISU President Dietz Talks Minimum Wage Hike
Illinois State University President Larry Dietz tells the Pantagraph the cost of the minimum wage hike would be "$7.5 million once the concept is fully implemented." Dietz adds that if the state does ...
Feb 07, 2019
Barickman: Senate Passes Rushed, Job-Killing Minimum Wage Hike
The Illinois Senate jammed through a partisan minimum wage hike despite the need for further negotiations and regional protections, according to State Sen. Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington). "This isn't...
Feb 07, 2019
State Supreme Court Agrees with Beaman in Lawsuit Against Normal and Former Police Officers
The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed a lower court's decision dismissing Alan Beaman's lawsuit against the town of Normal and former police officers in his tossed-out murder conviction case. Beaman...
Feb 07, 2019
Ford Announces $1B Investment, 500 New Jobs at Chicago Factories
Ford Motor Company announced today it will invest $1 billion at two factories in Chicago to handle production of three new SUVs. Another victory for Trump. In a news release , the company stated that ...
Feb 07, 2019
Evidence in Missing Chinese Scholar's Case Revealed: "Bloody Handprint"
Prosecutors are building a case based partly on a bloody handprint and the responses of a cadaver-sniffing dog that a former University of Illinois student killed a Chinese scholar in his apartment. P...
Feb 07, 2019
IL $15/Hr Minimum Wage Bill Goes to House; Manufacturers, Retailers Unhappy--Urge Compromise
The Illinois Senate has approved increasing the state's minimum wage to $15 over six years. The Democratic-controlled Senate voted 39-18 Thursday on a largely party-line vote. The proposal would incre...
Feb 07, 2019
