Lizzie Seils
Reporter / Video ProducerLizzie Seils is a reporter and video producer for WGLT. She joined the station in June 2026.
You may have seen Lizzie previously on 25News/WEEK-TV in Peoria, where she was a multimedia journalist and evening anchor. The Illinois State University alum also worked as a reporter, news editor and editor-in-chief of The Vidette before graduating in 2021. She went on to earn a master's degree in public affairs reporting at the University of Illinois - Springfield, where she covered the ins and outs of state politics for communities across downstate Illinois.
Lizzie is a 3-time Illinois News Broadcaster Association Crystal Mic winner (2024, 2025), and a recent winner of two Regional Edward R. Murrow awards (2025).
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The fund came under scrutiny in 2024 when town and city elected officials learned of a $20 million balance, leading to calls for an audit. Normal and Bloomington temporarily paused sharing the tax revenue from April 2026 through June 2026. -
The Counselors of Real Estate is an international network of around 1,000 real estate professionals. The group sent its Consulting Corps to survey Bloomington’s Gridley-Allin-Prickett, near east side and Dimmitt’s Grove neighborhoods over the past week. -
Armored Medieval Martial Arts combines cage fighting with armored combat. The competitors seem ripped from the Middle Ages, donning gambesons, gauntlets, greaves and helms before stepping into the ring. The blades are dulled. -
The Counselors of Real Estate said they will use the community feedback to help generate recommendations for the Dimmitt’s Grove, Gridley Allin Prickett, and Near East neighborhoods. -
The city council unanimously approved an agreement with Habitat for Humanity that includes allocating $80,000 to develop two homes on Trailside Court as part of the city's "ReBloom the Block" program. City staff said the infusion of funds will speed up the non-profit's building schedule. -
The Federal Aviation Administration enacted a limit on the number of daily flights out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport a few days before the flights were set to begin. The new target was October 2026, but the FAA recently extended its limit to October 2027. -
The National Defense Authorization Act allocates funding for the Department of Defense and sets policy for the agency. This year's proposal includes raises for service members, more than a billion dollars for building barracks and housing, and tens of billions for weaponry, boats and aircraft. -
Construction is expected to start next spring on a three-building, $84 million science complex that will create a "new front porch" where Illinois State University meets Uptown Normal. -
The Bloomington City Council reviewed the funding and discussed how it is being represented on a McLean County council focused on mental and behavioral health. -
The Big Boy No. 4014 is the world's largest operating steam locomotive. It's 133 feet long, approximately the length of three school buses end-to-end, and is hauling a set of cars with "America 250" displayed on the sides behind it.
