The union representing firefighters in the Town of Normal is giving up its request to add a fourth fire station. And the town is considering new traffic signal preemption technology that could cut 15-20 seconds off the average drive time to emergencies.

Republican Dillan Vancil was declared the winner shortly before 10 p.m. while leading by about 4,800 votes over Julie Bickelhaupt.

Turnout in McLean County (including Bloomington voters) reached only 21.2% in this midterm, nonpresidential year primary election. That’s the third straight decline in turnout in elections of this type.

Gov. Juliana Stratton won the hotly contested Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, defeating U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly.

The referendum passed by a 64%-36% margin [572-315] on Tuesday with all five precincts reporting, according to the McLean County clerk’s office.

Republican voters in Illinois have once again chosen former state Sen. Darren Bailey as their candidate for governor, giving him a second chance to unseat incumbent Democrat JB Pritzker in November.

Quarter-sized? Golfball-sized? Softball? Bigger? Severe March storms dumped record-breaking hail on Kankakee. And now it's official.

Just over $500,000 in food, equipment and relief supplies will aid Midwest Food Bank. The donation comes from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Historian Barry McNealy teaches high school history and works with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. He'll give a public talk at Eureka College on March 27.

A long list of upgrades, improvements and initiatives planned for the next fiscal year add up to nearly $112 million worth of capital projects included in the City of Bloomington’s proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year.

The Normal Town Council approved a new operating and capital investment budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The $233.5 million budget represents a 10% increase over last year.

A shortage of child care options has worsened in recent months following the closure of Kidsville, Bright Horizons and one of two Cadence Academy locations.