The Aug. 25 blast ruled the Hoefer home a total loss. The fire spread to the home next door, owned by Ashley McAfee, and destroyed it too.

Hope Chicago has partnered with five Chicago high schools to offer a debt-free postsecondary or workforce opportunities. To date, the program has supported 3,000 Illinois families, including 170 current ISU students.

The McLean County Treasurer’s Office says it sent certified letters on Thursday to more than 1,100 taxpayers in the Octavia Park District in Colfax notifying them of the error in which they will underbilled $24,345.

State Farm, by far the largest employer in McLean County, announced Friday that it is ramping up hiring for its Claims workforce.

Conflicts in Iran and Russia are causing diesel prices to spike globally. That’s especially hurting U.S. farmers as they head into harvest season, the most fuel intensive period of the agricultural year.

Central Illinois native Fulton Sheen is now "Blessed," and as the first American-born bishop to be beatified, has a clear path to sainthood.

ISU President Aondover Tarhule also shared that former "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley will speak on campus next month as part of the Presidential Speaker Series.

Delays and glitches in a new McLean County Computer Aided Dispatch system are frustrating public safety agencies. McLean County is implementing a new suite of software applications to speed up fire and police response in the county. It has not gone well.

The garden unveiled a new addition this week: a bronze cast sculpture by Bloomington's Herb Eaton that nods to the Twin Cities' circus roots.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said Wednesday he is working with the Trump administration to secure federal aid for McLean County and surrounding counties damaged by storms in August.

Early voting polls are set to open Thursday across Illinois, giving voters more opportunity to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day.

The agreement gets Bloomington Police one step closer to implementing remote-operated drones as a help to officers responding to a scene.