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The vote was 6-1 in favor of the $3.1 million agreement with the Peoria-based credit union.

As more allegations of electoral misconduct surface in a North Carolina House race, Republicans and Democrats are starting to agree a new election may be necessary.

The end of an era in Bloomington Normal education is fast approaching.Unit Five School Board member Gail Ann Briggs is stepping down from the board in…

As newspapers fold around the country, a citizen journalist in a small Alabama town keeps watch over the local government.

The Supreme Court heard two cases today dealing with voting districts and their impact on minority voter rights and the prospects for minority candidates. One case was an appeal of a congressional map in Georgia drawn up by a three-judge panel after the Supreme Court declared an earlier plan unconstitutional. The other case relates to school board districts in Louisiana. Some opponents of districts designed to give minorities a boost argue that the re-election of a number of African-American members of Congress last month, despite their white-majority districts, proves special districts are not needed. Proponents argue that they were helped more by the advantages of incumbancy, and needed minority-majority districts to get elected in the first place. NPR's Phillip Davis reports.

Peoria County is backing a bill to allow all counties to implement their own motor fuel taxes.

The Unit 5 school board and Normal Town Council plan a rare joint meeting Wednesday to share information and possibly set up a new liaison committee.Unit…

End of legislative session sees flurry of bills approved

The Trump administration is spending $10 million this year on health care navigators — down from $63 million in 2016. Nationwide, workers are scrambling to apprise people of insurance options.

State officials say the overnight twisters damaged buildings and roads across multiple counties. Thousands are without power, and a state of emergency remains in effect.