Lyndsay Jones
ReporterLyndsay Jones is a reporter at WGLT. She joined the station in 2021. You can reach her at lljone3@ilstu.edu.
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During a visit in Bloomington-Normal, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said he will not support a version of the farm bill that does not include funding for a federal nutrition program.
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Planned Parenthood of Illinois' senior director of public policy and advocacy spoke at an event organized by the League of Women Voters of McLean County on Tuesday evening.
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Since the 2022-23 academic school year, the Illinois Tutoring Initiative has brought more than 83,000 hours of what’s called high-impact tutoring to over 6,000 students across the state.
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Larry Dietz is one of two finalists in the running for an interim presidency at St. Cloud University in Minnesota, about an hour north of Minneapolis. He is scheduled to visit the campus on Thursday, April 4.
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Six years after leaving the top administrator job in Decatur, Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason is set to return for a second act in the same position.
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The U.S. Senate voted in January to confirm Normal Mayor Chris Koos' appointment to the Amtrak Board of Directors. Koos said he's already been to his first board meeting since then.
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When Lincoln Christian University closes its doors in May, a local church is set to become the owner of much of the properties and grounds that comprised the 80-year-old private liberal arts college and seminary.
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The Bloomington-based insurance giant State Farm says the move comes after "careful analysis" of the company's financial health in the midst of various challenges, including California regulatory changes and increased costs and "catastrophe" exposure.
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March is Women’s History Month, and all this month WGLT is recognizing 21 women who shaped Bloomington-Normal. One will be featured every weekday. Follow along at WGLT.org/21Women.
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One person was killed Tuesday in a crash on Interstate 55 near the Interstate 74 merge in southwest Bloomington, officials said. Traffic was being rerouted to Veterans Parkway as a result.