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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Sweet is working on his 16th studio album, but doesn't mind that people love hearing the old stuff. -
A seventh attempt to update the Dual Credit Quality Act has cleared an Illinois House committee, extending the deadline to successfully bring it to the full House. Strong opposition from community college faculty, including both faculty unions at Heartland Community College, curbed a vote last week. -
Matthew Sweet makes his first appearance in Bloomington since 2019, stopping for a one-night-only full band show at the Castle Theatre. -
Media studies professor Phil Duncan directed, shot and produced Mississippi Mud: A Natural History of the Blues during several trips to the Mississippi Delta. -
Running April 4-20 at Heartland Theatre in Normal, Clyde’s is the story of four sandwich shop workers and their insufferable boss, Clyde. -
Pastor Tim Allison walked into Be Strong, a south Bloomington gym, looking to bench press 500 pounds. It took him about four years to get there, and now he's looking to crush his own 501-pound national record. -
In partnership with the Castle Theatre, the city of Bloomington launches a First Friday concert series from June through September on the BCPA lawn. -
Here are our picks for fun things to do around Bloomington-Normal. -
Steely Dan tombonist Jim Pugh is the 'trom' in TromBari, alongside baritone saxophonist Glenn Wilson. They've both played Jazz UpFront before—but never together. -
Morgan Schulte's career booking live entertainment for the Town of Normal started at the Hammitt School. She brought musicians into her special education classroom to foster empathy and coping skills.
