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  • 3 days ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

    BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - Jamie Snow and Bart McNeil have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to hear appeals of their murder convictions following multiple failed appeals over the past years. The two men claim they were wrongfully convicted in unrelated McLean County murder cases from the 1990s and want new trials. The two men are represented by teams from the Exoneration Project, and McNeil is also represented by the Illinois Innocence Project.

  • 3 days ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

    BLOOMINGTON (25News Now) - An alternative school in Bloomington is teaching students about agriculture and responsibility by having them grow their own food. Regional Alternative School has held its gardening program at the West Bloomington Revitalization Project on Mulberry Street for the past three years. The program is funded by state grants, totaling around $6,000 over the past few years.

  • 4 days ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

    CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - Republican lawmakers representing Central Illinois said they are frustrated by continued overspending, including healthcare for non-citizens, and lack of transparency in the process by which the Democratic-controlled General Assembly adopted a record-large $55 billion state budget. The fiscal 2026 spending plan sent to the governor is 3.9% higher than the previous year, and it was passed Saturday night just 10 minutes before the midnight deadline. State Rep.

  • 1 week ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

    BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (25News Now) - The nation’s largest feminist organization with more than 550 chapters nationwide has opened its first chapter in Bloomington-Normal. The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 with chapters in all 50 states. It now has around 500,000 members. Chapter President and Founder Lindsey Delahunt said the group is dedicated to advocacy and connecting other community groups together to make positive change.

  • 1 week ago | 25newsnow.com | Liz Lape

    CENTRAL ILLINOIS (25News Now) - The state has recognized two local businesses for providing the best authentic products and representing craftsmanship in IllinoisTres Rojas Winery in Washington and Sarah Beth’s Homemade Dips in Hanna City were recognized as two businesses out of 20 this year for the Illinois Made Program. Sarah Beth’s Homemade Dips became a business eight years ago, but owner Sarah Masters said it all started with her mother’s dill dip recipe two decades ago.