Lauren Warnecke
ReporterLauren Warnecke is a reporter at WGLT. She joined the station as a correspondent in 2020 with a focus on arts and culture and became a full-time staff member in 2023.
Lauren also reviews dance for the Chicago Tribune and occasionally contributes to Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Louis and Dance magazines. She lives in Normal and kindly requests a seat on the aisle.
You can reach Lauren at lewarne@ilstu.edu.
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McLean County Nursing Home Administrator Tim Wiley said the county-run skilled nursing facility isn't anticipating a change in strategy in the wake of Congress approving steep cuts to Medicaid. -
Bloomington-Normal YMCA, the American Red Cross of Central Illinois and the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal are working together again to keep kids safe in the water this summer. -
Young will primarily hear cases in Logan County, filling a vacancy left by Judge Bill Workman's retirement from the bench. -
Seniors hanging out together at the ARC senior center in Normal on Thursday afternoon were not talking politics, but some members are concerned about people falling through the cracks. -
WGLT talks to Chestnut Health Systems and the Community Health Care Clinic about the potential impact of the Republican tax cut and spending bill. -
Nancy and Ben Pounds' Bloomington yard is featured as part of a 10-home garden tour benefiting the David Davis Mansion. -
A music therapist from Bloomington-Normal said the ability to bill Medicaid lowers barriers for people with disabilities—and makes it easier for her to stay in business. -
In adding a quantum science and technology concentration, Illinois Wesleyan University said it's joining a handful of Midwest universities to offer undergraduate training in that discipline. -
Connect Transit's door-to-door weekday van service operates in rural McLean County, filling a service gap following the county's decision to pull out of an intergovernmental agreement with Show Bus. It launches Tuesday. -
"Order in the Court" kicks off the season in September, with a suite of short plays about power and justice set in a historic courtroom.
