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. She has reviewed dance for the Chicago Tribune since 2017. Lauren lives in Normal and enjoys cooking, cycling and attempting to grow things in her backyard.
You can reach Lauren at lewarne@ilstu.edu.
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Spring blooms are fleeting—catch them while you can on a walk led by ParkLands Foundation naturalists.
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Alejandro Gómez Guillén replaces Naomi Woo, who withdrew her candidacy to focus on other professional opportunities.
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An exhibit at Milner Library at Illinois State University outlines the history of the program and its intersection with social justice issues since forming in 1974.
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Marla Rice, the mother of Kristian "KP" Philpotts, filed the lawsuit against Lyft, the alleged killer and his parent, citing the Parental Responsibility Law. Defendant Tyjohn Williams used his mother's account to request the Lyft ride that led to Philpotts' death.
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After a few test runs, ISU's Office of Sustainability hopes to open opportunities to care for their stretch of North Linden Street to volunteers.
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Composer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Henderson aimed to capture the diversity and complexity of the Midwest while in residence at the University of Iowa — starting with a star-studded 1959 music tour riddled by a national tragedy.
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The title track to Olustee is inspired by cross-generational wildfires near JJ Grey's northeast Florida home.
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Gamma Phi Circus presents The Magic of Musicals, and the spring edition of Record Store Day includes a Coffeehound pop-up at Waiting Room Records in Uptown Normal.
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With thousands of hours in front of live audiences, the instrumental trio Inktrail settled on nine original songs for their debut titular album.
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Shashi Salavath attended a rigorous pre-college research team with classmates from the Illinois Math and Science Academy. He worked on projects exploring the use of AI in deep sea submersibles and drone swarms.