The funding from the C-PACE program offsets the high cost of materials for heating and cooling systems, energy control systems, light fixtures and water conservation.

Rising gas prices caused by the U.S. war with Iran have caused a significant bump in the national inflation rate. A number of stopgap policy proposals have come up to ease the pain at the pump. It’s questionable whether those ideas really matter.

A year fraught with trade wars and global oil shocks is testing whether Illinois’ long-running investment in biodiesel is paying off.

High gas prices are having ripple effects throughout the economy. Trucking, flying and farming are all trying to ride out the current price spikes.

WGLT asked McLean County residents how high gas prices are impacting their lives. Featured speakers in this audio postcard were Sue Spivey, Barb Symanski, Jaquese Price, Jacki Martin, Mike Grosso and Sally Whaley.

WGLT interviewed a dozen Central Illinois residents about how gas prices are impacting their lives — including teen drivers, young professionals, longtime food-delivery drivers and commuters.

A Bloomington-Normal native who’s become one of its leading bankers is optimistic about the local economy, but also sees opportunity for collaboration across the community — including on “transformational projects” on some prime pieces of real estate.

Country Financial has already seen 1,000 property and auto claims from this week's back-to-back severe wind and tornado events. They expect more in the coming days as residents sort through their homes.

Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady said the summer is marking progress on more than $315 million in public and private investment projects.

Bloomington appears ready to more aggressively market naming rights opportunities for the former Grossinger Motors Arena in Downtown Bloomington. Sponsorship by the auto group ended in 2022, and the city has called a news conference next Wednesday to highlight revived use of the building.