While the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has escalated fears of political violence, Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has been on high alert since June 14, when Democratic former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in their home.

The stakes are high for Rivian in Georgia. The plant will make new lower-cost models, called R2 and R3, that will be key to Rivian’s long-term ability to turn a profit. And it’s being built at a time of increased hostility toward EVs from the Trump administration.

Nomad Theatre Company will begin its second season as a year-round company by bringing courtroom dramas to a real-life courtroom in Bloomington. One play is based on true events following a group of ax-wielding ladies from Towanda.

Dabrona Alzebdieh and her son Joshua opened South of Chicago Groceries across the street from Miller Park in Bloomington, after seeing the neighborhood lacked a place to get fresh food nearby.

Postpartum depression is placed front and center in Ballet 5:8's production of "La Llorona," taking place Sunday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.

Finance director Andrew Huhn presented an overview of financial trends from the 2024-25 fiscal year compared with previous years. The report largely showed growth or steady trends.

McLean County has one Nobel Prize winner — but oh what a one! Modern electronics rests upon Clinton Davisson’s physics experiments bombarding a block of crystalized nickel with electrons.

Gov. JB Pritzker said political leaders — starting with President Donald Trump — need to do more to condemn political violence.

Students majoring in the inaugural programs at Illinois State University's new College of Engineering are feeling positive.

The staffer joins dozens of people across the country whose social media posts about Kirk have put their jobs in jeopardy. McLean County Nursing Home Administrator Tim Wiley posted on social media Saturday. but didn’t say what disciplinary action was taken against the employee.

Montez Soliz says he's running against Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen in the March primary for the 17th Congressional District that includes parts of Bloomington-Normal and Greater Peoria.

Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening public water systems, making water temporarily unusable, and forcing some cities and towns to take costly preventive measures.