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Joe Deacon/WGLTA long list of upgrades, improvements and initiatives planned for the next fiscal year add up to nearly $112 million worth of capital projects included in the City of Bloomington’s proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year. -
courtesy/Business WireSeveral local governments in Central Illinois are looking to create their own data center regulations as lawmakers have yet to take action regulating this emerging industry. Data centers are seen as key to fueling an AI revolution. Critics worry they could drain water and electricity supplies that are needed to power them.
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In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects agriculture and forestry and help farmers adapt to more extreme and unpredictable weather. Now, the future of these hubs is uncertain. -
A dawn redwood is threatened by sewer and sidewalk work connected to ISU's fine arts complex construction. Recent ISU graduate Cassie McGinnis organized a change.org petition to raise awareness about what she believes is one of the oldest redwoods in Central Illinois. -
University of Illinois researchers analyzed traces of DNA in rivers and streams to learn how strips of trees near water — called riparian buffers — impact land species. -
The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act incentivizes battery storage among other measures aimed at bolstering grid reliability. -
Bloomington-Normal has already seen over 14 inches of snow this month. An entire winter's worth of snow is around 20 inches. -
The City of Bloomington is taking a more proactive approach to property maintenance enforcement, shifting away from the current model that primarily works off complaints from residents. -
McLean County has four drop-off locations for disposal of latex and oil-based paints. -
Trump administration to strip protections for wetlands and streams, leaving Illinois habitat at riskAt the heart of the proposal announced earlier this week is a new, stricter definition to the long-debated legal term, “Waters of the United States.” -
Temperatures remained into the 80s well in the fall this year in parts of the Midwest. Agrivoltaics offers a respite to extreme heat and land access for new farmers. -
The Country Financial Trail is a mile-long hiking and biking path that includes bird-watching blinds, a gazebo, an outdoor classroom, and an overlook for Birky Pond.
