An advisory committee that helps direct funding for mental health and public safety programs in McLean County is signaling support for two court programs that lost federal funding. But how they will be funded in the long term remains unclear.

Dozens of fans in red used signs, noisemakers and chants to show support as ISU players walked through the stadium concourse on the way to their buses Friday.

The City of Bloomington is asking residents and businesses to reduce their water use, as water levels at lakes Bloomington and Evergreen have dropped more than 8 feet below adequate levels. Much of McLean County, including Bloomington-Normal, is in a severe drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Carle said it will limit patient rooms to two visitors at a time and will not allow visitors under age 18. Carle is also strongly encouraging anyone experiencing respiratory symptoms to wear a mask while visiting one of its health facilities.

From lakeside resets to record-setting catches, Illinois State star receiver Daniel Sobkowicz has gone from preferred walk-on to playoff touchdown machine, leading the Redbirds into Monday night’s FCS national championship game.

Teri Ross is the executive director of ILAO. She says it is important to understand the law because it effects the everyday lives of Illinois residents.

Although it’s the first-ever meeting between these two programs, the Redbirds will face a familiar, tough Missouri Valley-style of play as they battle for the FCS title.

Preventable pregnancy-related deaths rose and stark racial disparities remained in the Illinois Department of Public Health’s most recent maternal mortality report.

Incarcerated trainers in the Helping PAWS program at Logan Correctional Center raise puppies that will later work as mobility assistance dogs.

A $1 million grant will help a company start making popcorn in an expansion that will employ 40 people in Deer Creek, a small town between Peoria and Bloomington-Normal.

The Bloomington Bison return to the ice this week after ECHL players and the league ratified their new collective bargaining agreement following a strike that postponed three Bison games.

From heartbreak in 2014 to a historic run in 2025, the Illinois State "road warriors" are headed back to the national championship. Former Redbird stars are passing the torch and heading to Nashville to watch this resilient team finish what they started a decade ago.