Latest News from Bloomington-Normal and Central Illinois
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The district's phone policy was updated in a revision to Unit 5’s student behavior code.
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The two U.S. House members who represent Bloomington-Normal and Greater Peoria split their vote on a massive bill to enact the heart of President Trump's domestic agenda.
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The Central Illinois Regional Airport has about $70 million in infrastructure projects underway, or in a six-year pipeline. Some are moving faster than others.
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The Olympia School District wants McLean County to correct an error that could cost the district $1.5 million in tax revenue this year.
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The Illinois House on Tuesday voted to ban carbon capture near the Mahomet Aquifer in a 91-19 vote. It's already passed the Senate and now goes to the governor.
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Bloomington's downtown was named one of five new state-designated cultural districts by the Pritzker administration. That designation opens up millions of dollars in grant funding.
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WGLT recently visited Bloomington High School for a career fair. While we were there, we asked BHS students what they were excited about this summer. Here's what they said.
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Bloomington-Normal Water Reclamation District and the Town of Normal have been working with Home Sweet Home Ministries on how to best handle disbursing the encampment along Sugar Creek near Auto Zone.
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Wilma Hoover will celebrate her 93rd birthday this summer. But she's not letting advanced age stop her from volunteering — and raising money for St. Jude Children Research Hospital.
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Certain risk factors raise the likelihood of violent behavior among individuals. But it’s not perfectly cut and dry.
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A bill that bans carbon sequestration over, under or through portions of the Mahomet Aquifer passed out of the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday.
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The City of Bloomington and Town of Normal have launched a website that wants to make it easier to help the unhoused in the Twin Cities. The campaign has two goals in mind.