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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Nomad Theatre Company will begin its second season as a year-round company by bringing courtroom dramas to a real-life courtroom in Bloomington. One play is based on true events following a group of ax-wielding ladies from Towanda. -
Postpartum depression is placed front and center in Ballet 5:8's production of "La Llorona," taking place Sunday at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts. -
La próxima semana, el Museo de Historia del Condado de McLean dará inicio a Mourning in McLean (Luto en McLean), una serie de eventos coordinados y exhibiciones en los pasillos sobre el tema de la muerte, extraídos de su colección permanente. -
After five years in a rented retail storefront downtown, Hangar Art Co. is moving into a stand-alone building across town. -
The coordinated display, arranged on each of the museum's three floors, includes rarely seen items surrounding the theme of death and funerary customs.
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The Jewish high holidays, a two-week period of reflection, celebration and atonement, is taking place as the ongoing Middle East conflict escalates. The Rabbi of Bloomington-Normal's only synagogue said the best way to support differences of opinion about the war within her congregation is to listen. -
Town of Normal officials heard frequent complaints from pedestrians about their safety when crossing the intersection. -
Nearly 600 new students began classes at the Bloomington campus this fall. Almost half are student-athletes. -
El Departamento de Servicios para Niños y Familias de Illinois ha pedido al Condado de McLean que expanda aún más los servicios de bienestar infantil, implementando un programa de Defensores Especiales Designados por la Corte en Ford County. -
El Centro de Artes Escénicas de Bloomington (BCPA) compite por una subvención para ofrecer conciertos de música gratuitos.
