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Emily Bollinger/WGLTNearly 200 faculty, staff, students and community members have signed an open letter urging Illinois State University to “mandate a COVID-19 vaccine” in the same way that the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University have done. On Friday, a top aide to the ISU president said they’ve already done that. -
Ryan Denham/WGLTA group of Bloomington high school students have launched an online journal in hopes of re-shaping the conversation around local politics to include more young people.
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The Bloomington-Normal NAACP has invited youth to play an active role in its fight for racial justice. -
Unit 5's head of secondary education says he'd like to see a new media literacy requirement include a focus on how students' use of social media can impact their social and emotional well-being.
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At Wednesday’s meeting, Superintendent Kristen Weikle said the board likely will decide pandemic-related mask rules for schools during a special meeting on July 28.
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Media experts at Illinois State University say high schools will need to do more than teach students which news sources to follow and which not to follow.
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The Olympia and Heyworth school districts plan to make masks optional for the upcoming school year, pending school board approval.
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A group of students challenged the college's policy, saying it violated their rights to reject medical treatment, among other things.
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Following the collapse of a high-rise condo building in Florida, people across the country are asking questions about building safety.
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Following the collapse of a high-rise condo building in Florida, people across the country are asking questions about building safety.
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Some parents will see a boost to their bank account on Thursday, as the first installments of the Advance Child Tax Credit are deposited by the IRS. WGLT talked to Rick Johnson, owner of Tax & Accounting Plus in Bloomington, about what families need to know.
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Kurt Kinley, 20, of Normal, went viral over the Fourth of July weekend with a video on Twitter showing him excitedly opening up his admission letter from Heartland Community College.
