Cole Loiacano
InternCole Loiacano is a student reporter at WGLT. He joined the station in August 2025.
Cole is a sophomore at Illinois State University who grew up in Antioch, Illinois. He is double majoring in journalism and public relations. Additionally, Cole volunteers at The Vidette and gives tours of Illinois State's campus.
He hopes to continue working towards his goals of becoming a field journalist after graduation.
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The North Danvers Mennonite Church is celebrating its 175th birthday, making it only 20 years younger than the county it stands in. The church still operates as usual, hosting Sunday services, celebrating holidays and sending members out for disaster relief. -
The project has transformed more than two acres of turf grass into a diverse habitat of native wildflowers and grasses, providing long‑term ecological and educational benefits for the congregation and the community. -
Ameren Illinois employees toured Illinois State University's new College of Engineering campus Wednesday while delivering a ceremonial check supporting its electrical engineering lab. -
Areas south and east of the City of Bloomington were hardest hit by Thursday's intense thunderstorm, but as rain continued to fall, basements started to get wet. That includes several buildings on Illinois State's campus, where classes started today. -
Menopause affects half the human population, but women and doctors say it is under researched, misunderstood and often misrepresented. -
Brightpoint's Bloomington Crisis Nursery is working to fill its pantry through the annual Stuff the Bus event, which runs through Saturday. The event focuses on collecting food donations and supplies for children up to 6 years old. -
The Bloomington-Normal branch of a statewide program called Recovery Oriented System of Care is gathering feedback and implementing trainings to reduce stigma surrounding mental health and substance abuse. -
El City of Bloomington Township proporcionó asistencia alimentaria de emergencia a casi 500 personas a quienes se les negaron sus beneficios SNAP durante el reciente cierre del gobierno federal. -
City of Bloomington Township provided emergency food assistance to nearly 500 people whose SNAP benefits were denied during the recent federal government shutdown. -
This year's goal of $1 million is 51% more than last year's, which ended up being surpassed by more than $20,000. Salvation Army Major Dan Leisher said the organization has experienced some losses in funding, while also seeing an increase in need.
