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Bloomington election managers will decide Thursday whether or not to move forward on a challenge to Mayor Terri Renner's re-election paperwork. The election commission postponed yesterday's meeting af...

Governor Bruce Rauner is going to sign a new law saving two nuclear power plants in the state in front of the friendliest audience he can find. The governor will sign the new Exelon law in both Clinto...

 You can expect a frosty back-half of the week.  The National Weather Service says temperatures are going to plummet by Friday.  Highs will be in the teens and 20s up north, into the up...

Illinois' temporary state budget expires in about a month, but top lawmakers still don't seem ready to agree on a new spending plan. Legislative leaders met with Governor Rauner yesterday. House Speak...

The new  Portillo's expects to bring 150 jobs to the Twin Cities. The Oak Brook-based restaurant chain plans to level off at that many employees after initially hiring 200 for its restaurant open...

The new Portillos in Normal is going to get almost two-million dollars in taxpayer money to move to town. Normal city manager Mark Peterson says Portillos simply wouldn't have come to Normal if not fo...

Discussion between Governor Bruce Rauner and Illinois' legislative leaders regarding a new budget for the state could go into the weekend, even though legislators have concluded their fall veto sessio...

The Illinois State Comptroller's Office made a payment to Connect Transit this week which will keep the agency from temporarily suspending bus service for Bloomington-Normal in January. The payment co...

It now looks like lawmakers will approve a multi-billion dollar package that will keep the Quad Cities' nuclear plant open, in exchange for 235-million dollars a year in 'green energy' credits. Exelon...

We should know today or tomorrow where the new Portillos in Normal will be. City manager Mark Peterson says he hopes the restaurant gets to make the announcement. If not, Petersen says the news may le...