Bloomington-Normal leaders are calling for better dialogue between lawmakers, Gov. JB Pritzker, and insurance companies such as Bloomington-based State Farm.

Heartland Community College students in the Technical Education division will soon train with the same technology used by landscape professionals.

The shift is partly a response to changes in the nonprofit's grant funding. YWCA said it's also an opportunity to better assist with pre-release job training for incarcerated individuals.

The Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council and YWCA McLean County are proposing significant public and private sector investment in affordable child care for the community, after a yearlong study.

For six generations, the Ropp family has made dairy products in Normal, including two decades producing cheese. The store and farm will close early next month.

Starting in May, the Central Illinois Regional Airport will restore daily flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport through United Airlines.

Bloomington residents and businesses can no longer possess or sell the herbal substance kratom and synthetic alternatives, following action taken by the city council.

Rivian's first R2s — test models called manufacturing validation build vehicles — drove off the line earlier this month, with the first customer deliveries expected by June. That comes after a huge expansion that added 2.6 million square feet of new space at the plant in Normal.

After hearing from State Farm’s CEO, Gov. JB Pritzker cited ‘factual inaccuracies’ in the company’s stance against legislation to empower the state to force refunds to hefty insurance premium increases.

In an unprecedented move, former Illinois Farm Bureau President Brian Duncan has declined to resign from his seat as chair of the Country Mutual Insurance board. A legal dispute involving Country's Farm Bureau ties helped lead to Duncan's ouster.