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Brian Petersen, 25, the Bloomington man accused of fatally stabbing his parents in their home in July has been ruled unfit to stand trial. Earlier Friday. Petersen pleaded not guilty to four counts of...

Scott Peterson, a 25-year-old Bloomington man accused of murdering his parents, pled not guilty via assistant public defender Michael Herzog.Peterson was in the courtroom wearing shackles, but did not...

A group of pastors is challenging an Illinois law banning so-called "gay conversion therapy."  Governor Rauner signed a bill last year that bars any mental health providers from engaging in treat...

Another ally of Governor Rauner in the Illinois General Assembly is stepping down.  The "Chicago Tribune" reports state Senator Matt Murphy plans to resign on Monday.  The Palatine Republica...

For the first time in league history, a female coach has been signed by the Normal CornBelters.Justine Siegal, who has worked with multiple MLB teams, will be officially presented to fans and the medi...

Christmas came early this year for some kids getting ready to head back to school. Students and their families flocked to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington Wednesday. The Back to School Allian...

New rules mean this year's Twilight Parade during the Illinois State Fair will likely be smaller and end earlier than in the past, reports the Associated Press.State Fair spokeswoman Rebecca Clark sai...

A roughly $350,000 grant is heading to the family nurse practitioner program at Illinois State University's Mennonite College of Nursing.According to The Pantagraph, the grant will assist 32 students ...

Preparations continue for the start of the Illinois State Fair.  Festivities kick off tomorrow in Springfield.  Admission is ten-dollars for adults except for preview night.  The event ...

"We have no intention whatsoever of putting in a flea-bag, rent-by-the-hour type hotel,"Those are the words of real estate broker Jeff Giebelhausen as he spoke at the Bloomington City Council about wh...