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Bloomington’s mayor says the city’s next police chief will need to have significant experience and be able to navigate the “friction” around policing that’s been more prominent since George Floyd’s murder.

Musical theater fans are no doubt eager for the return of live performances. In the meantime, Prairie Fire Theatre Artistic Director Bob Mangialardi suggests Bloomington-Normal residents give opera a try.

Bloomington-Normal area residents who have trouble accessing sexual health care have a new option. Central Illinois Friends is partnering with the Community Health Care Clinic (CHCC) and Carle Health to set up a second location in CHCC’s Normal building on Fridays and Saturdays.

Bloomington-based hip-hop artist Darius Williams says his new album was self-therapy during a difficult time. He says it's his most personal work to date.

Sheriffs across Illinois say now that the state has lifted nearly all COVID restrictions, the Department of Corrections should start taking inmate transfers again.

After last Wednesday’s District 87 School Board meeting saw over two hours of public comment and 50 attendees, the Unit 5 School Board and Superintendent were prepared for a large turnout of passionate speakers.

McLean County has had 233 COVID-related deaths since the start of the pandemic.

It’s a big year for the Miller Park Zoo: new exhibits, expanded capacity, and bolstered conservation efforts. Now, the zoo has a rebrand to go along with it.

John Hanlon will retire June 30 as executive director of the Illinois Innocence Project at University of Illinois Springfield. Over the past 12 years, Hanlon and a team of lawyers, students and volunteers has helped exonerate 18 defendants.

Police in Normal said a man is in stable condition following a shooting Tuesday night.

Bloomington-Normal high school students say they reject the idea that making curricula more inclusive "divides" students. That comes in response to a conservative campaign against the way students are taught about race, American history and sexual health.

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has referred an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General's Office against the Chemtool, Inc. plant in Rockton in the wake of the Monday fire there which continues to burn.