Former Heartland Community College baseball player Sam Antonacci will compete in the World Baseball Classic, an international tournament featuring 20 national baseball teams.

Water conservation measures by Bloomington residents are still voluntary for now. Mayor Dan Brady said if the levels in the reservoir fall another two feet, they might not stay optional.

The Illinois State Board of Education selects one teacher from each region for the recognition. Don Whitman is among 14 teachers statewide eligible for Illinois Teacher of the Year.

Bloomington Fire Department brought back its requirement for applicants to hold a paramedic license and received grant money toward social service outreach positions. The department said it's too early to tell if adding a fourth shift is attracting more qualified applicants.

Upgrades are complete for a $50,000 classroom makeover won by a 7th and 8th grade teacher at Thomas Metcalf School, a university lab school.

The Meet the Newsroom series pulls back the curtain to introduce you to the team that makes WGLT possible. The series continues with digital content director Emily Bollinger.

Nancy Benedict of Pontiac served in the Marine Corps from 1975-1978. She died last fall while enrolled in CreatiVets. Her classmates worked together to finish the pottery she'd started and dedicated their exhibition to her memory.

For the first 100 years of Bloomington history, water was scarce. In 1929, the formation of Lake Bloomington began after periods of drought, contamination and scarcity of safe drinking water.

Brett Lueschen is he City of Bloomington's new water director.

Lawmakers have concerns about increasing higher education funding this year, with a tight budget. They are waiting for more information to decide on a change to the funding model.

With over $500,000 in new grant money, VisitBN will use the funds to continue projects, renovations and updates to McLean County's Route 66 landmarks.

The Bloomington City Council ultimately voted 8-1 to authorize spending up to $120,000 on 145 new Walther PDP handguns for the police department.