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Bus riders in Bloomington can now receive change with new fare boxes that were installed Friday. The electronic fare boxes replace the manual ones used on the Connect Transit buses.

Dog Flu cases have begun dying down in Mclean County after reaching a peak of more than 1,000 infected dogs last month. There have been no new cases reported in the last two weeks, but veterinarians s...

A nearly $16 billion bill for public schools fell in the Illinois House late Tuesday, just after the Senate had passed it.The bill was overwhelmingly voted down, by a 24-92 vote. Disagreement among th...

The Senate agreed 50-7 Tuesday with House changes to the plan extending a pilot program and to add post-traumatic stress disorder as a medical condition treatable with cannabis.An expansion of the sta...

State lawmakers delivered a shocking loss to Gov. Bruce Rauner on Memorial Day when Republicans joined Democrats to override his veto of a Chicago pension plan.According to the Associated Press, Chica...

Local Lawmakers have approved a measure that would reopen the Illinois State Museum and use donations to pay for repairs, the associated press has reported. The plan would allow for the museum to char...

Around 7:30 Thursday morning, lightning struck the attic of 1317 Ogelthorpe, just shy of the front entry. The owner of the house was home at the time and walked out after the strike and saw smoke and ...

The McLean County Republican Party have selected county board member Scott Murphy of Downs as their nominee in the 2nd District.He replaced former board chairman Matt Sorensen, who was charged with fr...

A former Winnebago County purchasing director has been charged with embezzling at least $5,000.U.S. Attorney John MacKenzie filed a criminal complain in federal court Wednesday against Sally Claassen....

With the goal of expelling forced confessions in mind, a new bill proposed would require a lawyer be present when police question juveniles, in certain cases.The issue was brought back to light after ...