Charlie Schlenker

The college school year is young, yet already three Illinois State University students have applied for emergency aid after coming out to their family as LGBTQ.

The head of the Community Health Care Clinic said six months into operations of the new dental clinic they are only scratching the surface of filling the need for tooth care for low-income people in the Twin Cities.

State Sen. Jason Barickman of Bloomington said the problem of violent rhetoric in American politics spans both parties.

The Ecology Action Center is changing its collection model for the household hazardous waste collection event Sept. 7.

Amateur radio, or ham radio, can be a fun hobby for some, but it can also open many doors for the future.

Every child deserves a bed to sleep on, according to Robert Bosquez from the West Bloomington Revitalization Project (WBRP).

Bob Dobski was a franchise owner of Bloomington-Normal McDonald’s for 35 years. But instead of retiring, he decided to leap into the world of fine dining.

One of the leaders of an expanding health care technology partnership in Illinois says their work will lead to better outcomes for patients in rural areas.

On Friday police arrested a longtime first-grade teacher at Glenn Elementary School in Unit 5 for allegedly molesting female students. Unit 5 pulled the teacher, Jonathan Hovey, from class back in April when the district learned of a new allegation.

Cities and towns across the state are studying how to get ready for the new year and legal cannabis. The Town of Normal might be one of the earlier adopters of regulation covering use and sale of recreational marijuana.

After a year in limbo the idea of a multisport complex in Bloomington-Normal is coming back to the front burner.

Set sail this Thursday, Aug. 1, as Prairie Fire Theatre opens Gilbert and Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore” at Community Players Theatre.

The old Laborers' Local 362 union hiring hall is being demolished this week. The building featured a mural created by Kari Sandhaas in the 1980s, which displayed Bloomington-Normal’s historical relationship with labor and unionizing.

U.S. mayors want to make sure the rollout of faster 5G wireless service doesn't clutter up their communities.

Normal Mayor Chris Koos has sent a letter to Bloomington city leaders claiming that Normal Town Council member Stan Nord went “lone wolf” and discussed a merger of the two local fire departments and tried to recruit a Bloomington business to move into Uptown.

Bloomington-Normal's bus system ended its budget year with a 9.2% increase in riders.

The Bloomington Normal Economic Development Council has picked the economic development manager from the Chicago suburb of Tinley Park to head the EDC. 

It’s summertime, meaning it’s time to learn about ... snowmobiles?

Normal Town Council members are continuing to get used to each other. Dynamics have shifted with the addition of two new members, Stan Nord and Karyn Smith.

Central Illinois is home to some of the most segregated places in the country.