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A McLean County Judge has found a 25-year old Bloomington man mentally fit to stand trial for murder.Brian Peterson is accused of stabbing his parents to…

Illinois candidates for governor talked agriculture policy at an ag sector roundtable Wednesday consisting of more than 100 industry leaders. The session was held in McLean County at Shuler Farms in rural Lexington.

The local COVID-19 testing positivity rate dipped to 2.4% Wednesday, with the McLean County Health Department (MCHD) reporting three new confirmed…

With hours left in office, former president Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment to be "the law of the land." Longtime ERA advocates like Bloomington's Sally Bulkley Pancrazio say the last-day attempt feels like a "slap in the face" after decades of activism.

Members of the Dunlap School Board say they need to start looking at 2022 now in hopes of balancing the books after passing a deficit-heavy budget for...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law that will automatically seal a person's non-violent criminal record three years after completing a sentence. When a felony conviction is sealed it will not show up on a background check that, removing restrictions on getting certain loans, jobs and buying or renting a home.

Minority party exerts strong influence in downstate Illinois

A former county and federal prosecutor from the Quad Cities is now the first woman to become the chief federal judge for central Illinois.Sara L. Darrow…

Central Illinois lawmakers are viewing the newly passed budget as a temporary solution to the state's long-term issues.Appearing Thursday at the McLean…

Another mother's son died in gunfire a week ago in Bloomington-Normal, and a gun safety group is repeating its call for sensible safety measures to prevent gun violence.