Category Archives: News

The Chicago Cubs' first World Series in 71 years is coming down to a seventh game. The Cubs blasted three home runs, including an Addison Russel grand slam, to win 9-3 over the Cleveland Indians last ...

Bond is set at 300-thousand-dollars for a Bloomington woman accused of shooting a man.  Sandra Waters is being held at the McLean County jail on a charge of aggravated battery.  Prosecutors ...

Chances are your local school's state report card shows about 98-percent of students took the PARCC test.  The Illinois State Board of Education is bragging that nearly all the kids in the state ...

Loved ones continue to mourn the death of an Illinois soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.  Services were held yesterday in Canton for Army Sergeant Doug Riney.  The Fairview native died l...

You can now see how your child's school stacks-up. The Illinois State Board of Education is releasing local school report cards today.  The report cards tell parents how their kids' school is per...

You're likely wasting your vote if you're planning on writing-in a candidate next week.  The Illinois State Board of Elections is reminding voters that unless a candidate is registered, a write-i...

About 125 students are expected in the first cyber-security degree program at Illinois State University. ISU's trustees approved the program at their meeting last week. The new degree will be an off-s...

Connect Transit serves nearly 8,000 people daily in the Bloomington-Normal area, but the service may need to hit the brakes if the state does not pay up soon.  Thursday, dozens of concerned rider...

With less than two weeks before Election Day, Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk is dealing with the fallout from another off the cuff remark. Kirk questioned Democrat Tammy Duckworth's heritage an...

The Illinois State Police are issuing their annual Halloween warning: Don't drink and drive and be on the look-out for trick-or-treaters. Troopers say they're going to step-up patrols this weekend for...