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There's rain ahead in the forecast, but weeks of drought increase fire risk for communities preparing their July 4 fireworks displays. WGLT...

It took more than a week longer than expected, but Illinois lawmakers wrapped up their spring legislative session early Saturday with a budg...

A student foreign exchange program for Bloomington-Normal has returned after a delay that began with the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers hope...

2023 McLean County History Makers Willie and Charles Halbert were selected for their social justice activism and tireless advocacy for equit...

Fathers in McLean County are often underrepresented or marginalized within organizations and programs that serve children and families, acco...

A Bloomington City Council discussion about whether to apply prevailing wage rules to a private development if there are government incentiv...

A social service agency with roots in Bloomington-Normal for more than a century has changed its name: Children's Home & Aid now is Brightpo...

WGLT's Lauren Warnecke stopped by the Corn Crib earlier this week as final preparations were being made for opening day, including Corny's B...

Illinois State University has won a Department of Defense-sponsored rocket competition for the second straight time. The U of I Laboratory f...

More women go to Illinois State University than men — a lot more. The same is true of Bradley University and Heartland Community College. It...

District 87 superintendent David Mouser said he supports an incentive plan to build a high-end housing complex in Bloomington, despite the p...

The McLean County Museum of History and Not In Our Town partnered to create an interactive website based on their long-running Social Justic...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Supreme Court justices can't argue that separation of powers shields them from ethics laws.

Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive clerics before the state opened what would become a yearslong investiga...

While the adoption of cover crops-- defined as an overwintering crop raised for the protection and enrichment of the soil-- and other agricu...

Peg Shea of Bloomington says she's recovering well after being one of the first in the area to receive a new treatment for stroke patients.

Attorney and Lincoln historian Guy Fraker settled in Bloomington in 1962. He's been a key figure in documenting and promoting Lincoln's lega...

Robbie Osenga, the developer of a proposed $18.5 million housing project near downtown Bloomington, said he remains hopeful despite Monday’s...

In two weeks, State Farm’s auto insurance customers in Illinois will see their rates go up again – for the fourth time in less than a year....

McLean County officials are studying the results of what they call an eye-opening survey on rural residents' level of satisfaction with thei...