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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Illinois State University is following the state's lead, using money to encourage people to get vaccinated. ISU is offering $1,000 scholarships to 100 students who submit proof of vaccination before the start of the fall semester.
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A pilot program at Illinois State University that is helping low-income people get their lives back after a conviction will continue, with the help of university funding and an endowment.
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Pride Fest returns to the Twin Cities this weekend, after a one-year COVID hiatus. This is the third annual celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month hosted by The Bistro in downtown Bloomington.
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Heartland Theatre Company’s first in-person performance since the COVID-19 pandemic struck centers the voices of BIPOC community members. Six speakers will share their experience with race through their own personal lens, telling their stories in a variety of mediums: monologues, poetry, song and dance, and more.
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Flights from Bloomington-Normal to Las Vegas are coming this summer. The Central Illinois Regional Airport (CIRA) is adding nonstop flights to Vegas on Frontier Airlines, starting August 12.
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Human service providers not only better the lives of individuals and families, but have significant economic benefits for McLean County. That’s the finding of a new report conducted by Illinois Partners for Human Service and the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council.
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Bloomington-Normal area residents who have trouble accessing sexual health care have a new option. Central Illinois Friends is partnering with the Community Health Care Clinic (CHCC) and Carle Health to set up a second location in CHCC’s Normal building on Fridays and Saturdays.
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It’s a big year for the Miller Park Zoo: new exhibits, expanded capacity, and bolstered conservation efforts. Now, the zoo has a rebrand to go along with it.
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Bloomington-Normal high school students say they reject the idea that making curricula more inclusive "divides" students. That comes in response to a conservative campaign against the way students are taught about race, American history and sexual health.
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Illinois State University is part of a national push to get as many students, faculty, and staff as possible vaccinated against COVID-19 before the start of fall semester.