Emily Bollinger

Rader Family Farms and Country Financial announced a corn maze celebrating Country Financial's 100th anniversary at a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Waterfowl repeatedly get caught in fishing line and hooks across the nation and at Miller Park Lake in Bloomington, according to local experts.

Taylor Mathews is a competitor on the History Channel show "Forged in Fire." Mathews is co-owner of his family-owned shop, Edge of Normal Workshop, which just moved to a new location near Downtown Bloomington.

The Sunflower Days Festival at Rader Family Farms in Normal is for the community to admire, take photos and pick their favorite flowers.

More than 280 native plants and over 22 species were planted at the Bloomington Public Library’s Prairie on the Patio Garden.

The work now underway is concentrated in the 600 block of North Main Street, right where it hits East Street as it curves in front of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. The plaza in that area will be reimagined, including a lighted ring hovering above a new outdoor activity/performance space.

Fairview Skatepark has reopened with a new look inspired by input from professional skaters and Bloomington-Normal community members.

McLean County Animal Services is offering half-priced adoptions through Aug. 6 to promote their name change and help animals find homes before relocating to a new facility.

Bloomington-Normal street minister Bobby Jovanović wrote a field guide based on his own experiences for how to help unhoused people living outside.

After several years of planning, two public forums, getting funding approval and securing the location, Home Sweet Home Ministries broke ground on its new shelter village, The Bridge.