Terrorism

Illinois congressman Brad Schneider is the lead sponsor of a bill aimed at closing loopholes used to support terrorist organizations. Nonprofits are concerned it could politicize their sector.

The American Legion Post 635 Honor Guard in Normal hosted a remembrance for several dozen spectators outside the McLean County Museum of History in downtown Bloomington on Wednesday morning, marking 23 years since the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and rural Pennsylvania.

A Central Illinois congressman says the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of the Hamas movement, during a visit to Iran was justified, even though it complicates efforts to secure a cease fire between Hamas and Israel in the war in Gaza.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood voted to move ahead with an investigation of potential impeachable offenses by President Biden. All House Republicans did so.

A federal judge has sentenced a former Ford County resident to 14 years in prison for a variety of crimes related to a militia group.

Since the 9/11 attacks, xenophobia and violence have increased against Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian individuals within the United States. In the Bloomington-Normal community, this has made an impact on many.

Many Illinois State University students were too young or not born yet during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. These young adults only came to know about the attacks through education and societal influence. It's the second generation to feel trauma from 9/11.

Muslims and members of the Bloomington-Normal community gathered Friday to mourn and honor the lives of Muslims killed in the Christchurch mosque shooting…

A 4-night film series at Illinois State University asks the question, “Who is a terrorist, and why?” The series, "Terrorism on Screen," begins September 1…

Around 100 people came together for a peace vigil held at St. John's Lutheran Church Wednesday night in the wake of violence in Orlando early Sunday…