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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The Ecology Action Center in Normal urges Bloomington-Normal residents to stay in the municipal electric aggregation program even with hefty rate increases coming this summer. -
One person was injured in a shooting Sunday night during a student organization’s event at the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University, authorities said. Police are still looking for the suspect. -
A nonprofit that serves housing insecure youth and young people with family instability has opened a new Youth Education and Support Center on Bloomington’s west side. -
The City of Bloomington has announced the 2025 winners of its annual Black History Essay Contest. You'll hear them this month on WGLT's Sound Ideas, or you can listen on-demand below. -
There’s a lot of questioning and online pushback happening in Bloomington-Normal right now concerning the arcane subject of municipal electricity aggregation.
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The Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal has cut "55% of its team" as part of the response to a loss of grant funding. -
Several service providers in Bloomington-Normal say proposed Medicaid cuts threaten health care locally. The U.S. House recently passed a measure that would slice $880 billion over the next decade. -
State Police have seized an estimated $10 million worth of cocaine during a traffic stop in McLean County. -
Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe thinks it's worth paying the redeveloper of the downtown State Farm building a bundle over the next two-plus decades to get the project completed. -
Over the last decade, state funding for Illinois State University has dropped by more than a third after inflation. And it has declined as a share of the total university budget for more than three decades. That could change if the state legislature passes a measure this spring.
