Megan Spoerlein
InternMegan Spoerlein is a reporting intern at WGLT. She started in 2023. Megan is also studying journalism at Illinois State University.
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A Bloomington nonprofit, One Hope Project, is working to eliminate the stigma around eating disorders. Executive Director Hilary Pacha says she felt a need for the service like this in McLean County after she struggled with an eating disorder at a young age.
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Central Catholic High School in Bloomington has raised more than $6 million for its capital campaign that recently went public. School President Sean Foster says the campaign, entitled VISION, hopes to reach its $10 million goal sometime this year.
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In Episode 2 of the WGLT and Vidette podcast Democracy's Future, sophomore history education major Chloe Yost from Manhattan, Illinois, says she believes extreme polarization in U.S. politics is putting democracy at risk.
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In Episode 2 of the WGLT and Vidette podcast Democracy's Future, sophomore history education major Chloe Yost from Manhattan, Illinois, says she believes extreme polarization in U.S. politics is putting democracy at risk.
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In episode 1 of the Democracy's Future podcast, ISU students J.N. Benson and Ben Howell explain how more young people are taking an interest in politics because they see a system that's not working for them.
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For the first time in more than 200 years, two specific broods of cicadas will be emerging from the ground at the same time.
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A service club in Normal has helped save countless lives by limiting the spread of malaria. Drake Zimmerman of the Normal Rotary Club launched the Malaria Project over 30 years ago after seeing a new medicine that cures the tropical disease.
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In partnership with the national competitive gaming league Generation Esports, students from Unit 5 esports were given the opportunity to have hands-on experience building gaming computers for their team in the district’s esports computer lab at Normal West High School.
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John Stephens of Normal loves spending time with kids, but kids don’t know they’re spending time with him. That’s because this time of year Stephens wears a big, fluffy, white beard, and a red suit and hat.
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Vehicle thefts continue to increase in Illinois, and Bloomington-Normal is no exception. Bloomington Police spokesperson Bryce Janssen said car thefts rose 25% this year in the city.