Category Archives: News

Jeff Giebelhausen is not throwing in the towel on building a hotel in downtown Bloomington. He says a plan for a  limited-service hotel for the Front 'N' Center building would be on a smaller sca...

According to the State Journal-Register, Springfield's Planned Parenthood clinic at 601 Bruns Lane will begin performing surgical abortions Thursday.The decision to offer outpatient procedure marks th...

25-year-old Brian Petersen, the man accused of fatally stabbing his parents in their home on Sunday, will be examined by a psychiatrist to determine if he is mentally fit to stand trial. Petersen appe...

Congressional candidate David Gill claims "severe and overly burdensome" signature requirements for his independent candidacy are unconstitutional and wants a federal court to allow his name on the No...

The office of Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced yesterday that he has reinstated the mailing of vehicle registration reminders to Illinois drivers.Illinois stopped sending reminders la...

People in Illinois who buy health coverage through the Affordable Care Act could be facing rising costs.  The "Chicago Tribune" reports Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois is proposing increases o...

A man is being held on $6 million dollars bond following two deadly stabbings in Bloomington.  Police say Brian Peterson attacked parents Sunday morning inside a home in the Lara Trace subdivisio...

Media Release - Bloomington police responded to the area of Washing St. and Howard St. for multiple reports of shots fired.On scene, officers located a 43-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the arm...

People in Illinois caught with a small amount of marijuana will no longer face jail time.  Governor Rauner signed a measure into law on Friday that reduces the punishment for those found with up ...

A pair of children are dead and two other people are hurt following a six-vehicle collision in Logan County.  Authorities say a semi triggered a chain-reaction crash yesterday by rear-ending a va...