Charlie Schlenker
Senior ReporterWGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker grew up in Rock Island, Illinois, and graduated from Augustana College. He has spent more than four decades in radio and has won numerous state and national awards for journalism. He lives in Normal with his family.
Contact Charlie at ceschle@ilstu.edu.
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There are reports of internet service outages in Bloomington-Normal on Wednesday. Metronet reports disruptions. Downdetector has recorded potential problems with Xfinity. Verizon has outages as well. -
Amtrak is performing well nationally, according to an Illinois-based member of the board of the nation’s passenger rail service. Illinois numbers were not as accomplished, according to Amtrak records. -
The state of Illinois is giving the Central Illinois Regional Airport $3 million to build an air cargo road. The grant is for half the $6 million estimated cost of the project. A federal grant and airport money will make up the rest. -
The ACLU of Illinois has concerns about implementation of new restrictions on soliciting and unattended property near and in Uptown Station. WGLT asked Mayor Chris Koos about the issue during a Sound Ideas interview. -
Illinois State University leaders say they're "currently consulting with our state officials and legal counsel to determine what this decision means for affected students and the university." -
Bloomington Election Commissioner Diana Hauman has resigned in the face of a complaint about social media posts she made in May, rather than face a court fight over her status as a commissioner. -
As artificial intelligence budges its way into the business world, insurance companies are grappling with the changes to the kind of work that happens, the types of workers they need and how to develop them. -
Most insurance companies, including State Farm and Country Financial, are already implementing AI across their businesses. Here's how they're going about it. -
A man died when a sport utility vehicle hit the bicycle he was riding Sunday on the west side of Bloomington. -
The City of Bloomington believes childcare accessibility and affordability are “critical” issues for the community, said Tyus. “It's just as important as finding quality employees,” he said.
