The McLean County coroner has identified the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a passenger train in Normal on Tuesday.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s office Central Illinois district, Carrie Musselman, 48, stole more than $2.5 million from Medicare and a dozen insurance companies.

Normal Police responded around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a pedestrian hit by a train near the tracks at Towanda Avenue and Kays Drive. That's where an overpass takes Towanda over the tracks.

Authorities said Tuesday they’ve arrested a 19-year-old from Chicago in connection with the April shooting at Illinois State University’s Bone Student Center.

Sheriff Matt Lane characterized the incident as isolated and rare, and said ICE agents making arrests at McLean County's courthouse used to be more frequent.

Stephany Flores-Ramirez must serve at least 85% of a 10-year sentence and pay nearly $2 million in restitution.

A bill passed in this year’s legislative session would rewrite the definition of a “forcible felony” to allow Illinois State Police to use images obtained from automatic license plate readers in cases involving human trafficking and involuntary servitude.

The driver of a car involved in a crash early Thursday near Lincoln that killed a Bloomington man has been cited for driving under the influence of alcohol.

A 27-year-old Bloomington man died after a two-vehicle traffic crash early Thursday north of Lincoln.

Black drivers have a higher likelihood of being pulled over for a traffic stop by police of public Illinois universities and of leaving with a ticket than their white peers, including at Illinois State University, according to an analysis from WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times.

Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills failed to escape legislative committees, there were some that got close to becoming reality.

The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to review the appeals of two Twin City men who claim they were wrongfully convicted in unrelated McLean County murder cases from the 1990s.