Dana Vollmer
ReporterContact Dana at dvollme@ilstu.edu
Dana Vollmer is a reporter with WGLT. Dana previously covered the state Capitol for NPR Illinois and Peoria for WCBU. She earned her master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield. She also graduated from Northern Illinois University, where she studied communication and produced Morning Edition for WNIJ. Dana's interests include criminal justice reform, economic equity and the environment.
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Some parents will see a boost to their bank account on Thursday, as the first installments of the Advance Child Tax Credit are deposited by the IRS. WGLT talked to Rick Johnson, owner of Tax & Accounting Plus in Bloomington, about what families need to know. -
Mass testing and vaccinations, hospital stays, lost work and lost opportunities—the COVID-19 pandemic has cost Americans a lot. For most, the toll is immeasurable. -
McLean County's COVID-19 metrics are trending in the wrong direction. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) reports 29 new confirmed or probable COVID cases in the past week, in addition to another coronavirus-related death. -
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, and neither is the increased community need for food. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton visited the Midwest Food Bank (MFB) in Normal on Tuesday to discuss the continued challenge of food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic. -
Airports around the country, including Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA), are struggling with short staffing of air traffic controllers. A bipartisan bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, aims to address that. -
A McLean County labor leader and community activist has died. Ronald “Ronn” Morehead, 82, passed away Saturday morning. Morehead served as president of the Bloomington and Normal Trades and Labor Assembly since 1981.
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A Normal-based Black literary organization is calling for financial support of African and African diaspora artists and the publications that uplift them. -
Illinois's top military officer says the growing threat of cyber attacks requires more resources to tackle them. -
McLean County health officials report two more COVID-related deaths, as the numbers of new and active coronavirus cases continue to drop. -
Severe thunderstorms and flash flooding in McLean County over the weekend uprooted pavement, stranded drivers, and filled basements with water. South Bloomington, Heyworth, Downs, and LeRoy bore the brunt of it, logging more than 10 inches of rain over the course of three days.
