Using a hidden camera, Vanessa Murphy investigates local bars and taverns allowing customers to smoke cigarettes despite the state-wide ban on smoking in public businesses.
The future of seven high school students, education, and even race were at the center of a major controversy in 1999. Even though ten years have passed, it's still a very uncomfortable topic in Decatur. It all began when seven African-American kids from Decatur were kicked out of school for fighting during a football game at Eisenhower High School. The incident generated nation-wide attention and became a sore spot for years to come, but sometimes, progress does not come without pain. Vanessa Murphy talks with the school leaders and students that were involved in the controversy.
More women are getting behind the wheel drunk. Vanessa Murphy investigates women drunk drivers, and how lawmakers are trying to step them by setting an example.
In the movie “The Informant!”, our Scot England played himself as he interviewed Matt Damon who portrayed Mark Whitacre. In a special, exclusive special report, Scot talks with the real Mark Whitacre.
It's estimated that 1,400 babies each year are hurt or killed by shaking, and that number is on the rise. Sean Streaty investigates shaken baby syndrome and talks with survivors and those who are working to stop it.
Liz Adeola investigates the business of body art: tattoos and piercings. With the slumping economy, many are heading into the body art business, while others face health problems because of poorly-maintained body art shops.
Brian Canaday reports on a shocking audit that found thousands of backlogged cases increased by 200%, and what that effects this has on criminal trials.
They can help keep police and you safe: cameras in cop cars. In a special report, Vanessa Murphy uncovers how many police cars here in Central Illinois do not have cameras.
The third leading cause among teenagers in suicide. Within the past year, two teens have taken their own lives in Macon County, which had gone without a teen suicide since 2004. Vanessa Murphy takes a look at the effect suicide has on a community, and how to help a teenager who might be contemplating suicide.
