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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Data centers are getting a lot of attention in Bloomington. In Normal, not so much — both in inquiries by business and concerns from the public. -
So far, State Farm and Country Financial have fielded a combined 656 insurance claims in McLean County from the April 17 storms and tornadoes. -
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin doesn't think the current version of the Farm Bill will fly. During a news conference in Normal, he said the House version will not get his vote. -
The City of Bloomington is getting close to the end of cleanup from the tornadoes that swept through the Twin Cities on April 17. City Manager Jeff Jurgens said city crews have hauled away 442 truckloads of debris. -
In his first State of the City speech, Bloomington Mayor Dan Brady said the city has accomplished a lot in his first year in office. -
City Manager Jeff Jurgens doesn't think there is any location inside city limits that would be suitable for a large-scale data center, though there may be places outside municipal limits that fall under county government. -
Gov. JB Pritzker is pushing for statewide zoning changes to spark housing construction. Not everyone is jazzed about the proposal though. -
After more than eight years of trying, the Town of Normal may be able to move ahead with the Trail East and West developments on Uptown Circle. And if council members balk at a price increase for the Uptown Underpass, the town could have to repay millions in grant funding. -
McLean County prosecutors said Friday that a 43-year-old Unit 5 junior high school teacher made sexually suggestive remarks to a 13-year-old girl last year. He faces charges of grooming. -
The Town of Normal has collected more storm debris in less than a week than all the waste it hauled away in March.
