Illinois lawmaker wants to limit reasons allowing cops to pull over drivers
( WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A state lawmaker has introduced legislation to place significant limits on when police in Illinois can pull...
Illinois lawmakers hope proposed law will ease tax burden for family farmers
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - The Family Farm Preservation Act is in the works with Illinois lawmakers who hope to protect the state's main source...
Father, son charged in break-ins at high-end homes
A father and son from Illinois traveled to West Michigan and posed as handymen or delivery drivers while they targeted the elderly for larcenies...
Several Hardee’s restaurants close across Central Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Multiple locations of a fast food restaurant including restaurants in Champaign, Springfield and Decatur have closed this week. ...
Measure giving farm families relief from Illinois’ estate tax gets bipartisan push
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan effort increasing the threshold for when the Illinois’ estate tax kicks in for family farms is underway....
Teamsters put pressure on state over contract talks
(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Faced with potential cuts to their healthcare benefits, members of the Teamsters union rallied outside IDOT headquarters in Schaumburg...
State Rep Brandun Schweizer Condemns Legislation Aimed at Removing Most Reasons for Traffic Stops
ABOVE: State Rep Brandun Schweizer at recent FIRE AND ICE event at David S. Palmer Arena. THE FOLLOWING RELEASE IS FROM STATE REP BRANDON...
Here are some of the best spots in the Bi-state to see totality during...
ST. LOUIS - Some of the best places to see the Great American Eclipse on April 8, 2024, will be in Missouri and Illinois....
More sunshine and warmer temperatures for Central Illinois
(WAND) - Central Illinois will be treated to more sunshine and warmer temperatures over the next week. Morning clouds will give way to increasing...
Potholes popping up on roadways; state and city working to patch them up
One consequence of the cold, snowy and icy weather that hit central Illinois over the past few weeks is beginning to make an impact...
