WGLT Newscasts - 6:04pm 7-11-2025

Published Jul 11, 2025, 11:06 PM

This newscast aired at 6:04pm on 7-11-2025 on WGLT.

From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. Members of a Bloomington church hope to rebuild after their century-old structure collapsed. The roof at Reconcile Church caved in on Wednesday night, and the church lost everything. Church member Elsa Woods says that presents a challenge, but also an opportunity. The space itself is meaningful, but that doesn't mean that the mission can't continue. The church building on East Mulberry Street, northeast of downtown was over 120 years old.

An attorney who teaches immigration law at Illinois State University expects the Supreme Court will ultimately uphold automatic birthright citizenship. Matt Kenning says the New Hampshire judge's ruling to certify a class action lawsuit will reduce the harm caused by the Trump administration's executive order. And then we'll be back to the law as it always has been. Kenning says it would be impossible for each undocumented family of a child born in the US to go to court to prove their citizenship.

Students from the Bloomington Career Academy put their skills to the test during a national competition in Atlanta, Georgia. Skills USA Nationals test kids from middle school to college in a wide array of career skills, depending on their focus. Kevin Schaffer advises the Career Academy students.

Kids come to the BCA um and they have an idea of what they want to do. Um, and this gives them the opportunity to try it out.

Schaffer also teaches classes at the Bloomington Career Academy.

The man running for lieutenant governor on JB Pritzker's ticket says he and the governor see eye to eye on the key issues facing Illinois. Christian Mitchell says economic affordability is a top concern for both of them. Focusing on making life more affordable, more abundant, more accessible. Mitchell tells Capital News Illinois many economic pressures are outside the state's control, but he says state lawmakers can promote policies at lower costs that are

Within the state's control, and hundreds of thousands of Illinois residents are getting money from the state treasurer's office this summer. Treasurer Mike Frere says roughly 600,000 Illinoisans will share $45 million. It's part of the Treasurer's enhanced Money Match program. It uses the state's iCash system, which tracks unclaimed assets and returns small cash amounts automatically, usually less than $50. I'm Ben.

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