Republican State Rep. Dennis Tipsword, who was first elected in 2022, has announced he will seek a third term representing the 105th House District.

Seniors hanging out together at the ARC senior center in Normal on Thursday afternoon were not talking politics, but some members are concerned about people falling through the cracks.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, a Peoria Republican, voted in favor of the GOP megabill. Rep. Eric Sorensen, a Democrat from Moline, voted against it. Together they represent Bloomington-Normal in the House.

Pope Leo grew up in a small brick house in the Chicago suburb of Dolton which is now up for auction. The village's board of trustees voted to buy it, in the hopes of creating a historic attraction.

Fireworks are expected to begin around 9:15 p.m. Friday at both Bloomington’s Miller Park and Normal’s Fairview Park. There are plenty of activities at both parks throughout the day.

The newly renovated Fairview skate park in Normal is set to reopen later this month. The public is invited to a reopening community event from 2-4 p.m. July 22.

A Play It Again Sports store is coming to Bloomington this fall. Until now, the closest location has been in Forsyth, near Decatur, about 40 miles south of Bloomington.

The Bloomington Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended designating the former Pantagraph building at 301 W. Washington St. as a historical landmark.

WGLT talks to Chestnut Health Systems and the Community Health Care Clinic about the potential impact of the Republican tax cut and spending bill.

Faith leaders in Bloomington-Normal came together Wednesday in Uptown Normal in protest and prayer, asking Congress to vote no on President Donald Trump’s reconciliation bill.

Nancy and Ben Pounds' Bloomington yard is featured as part of a 10-home garden tour benefiting the David Davis Mansion.

The suit, announced Tuesday, seeks to stop federal immigration officials from securing more health documentation or using the already obtained Medicaid records of millions nationwide to target enrollees for immigration enforcement.