Michele Steinbacher
CorrespondentMichele Steinbacher is a WGLT correspondent, joining the staff in 2020.
Steinbacher previously worked as a reporter at The Pantagraph in Bloomington, and taught communication at Heartland Community College.
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By flipping a GOP-held seat and defending their own, Democrats will now have a 13-to-7 majority on the McLean County Board — one more than they had before. Democrats have steadily picked up seats on the board since 2018. -
Democrat Joshua Crockett emphasized recent missteps made by four-term Republican incumbent Kathy Michael, who has been the county clerk since 2010. -
Central Illinois residents who happen to have Sept. 11 birthdays said since the terrorist attacks in 2001, they've learned to navigate the date's historic significance and their own milestones. That's especially true for Bloomington resident Carley Hundman Rugaard, born the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, at St. Joseph Medical Center. -
The Bloomington Public Library is launching its latest collection, dubbed the Library of Things. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, BPL invites the community to come test-drive some of the more than 80 objects in the collection. Starting next week, patrons can borrow any of the items for up to a week at a time. -
Two longtime empty buildings bordering Uptown Circle in Normal could be the site of new construction, after a design review committee approved a Joliet company's proposed Trail East and Trail West developments. -
Leaders of Home Sweet Home Ministries in Bloomington and Hope on 5th in Lincoln shared stories about housing shelters during Tuesday's Women to Women Spring Forum at the Bloomington Public Library. -
Mental Health and Public Safety Fund awards range from $30,000 to $650,000, and will go to groups such as Home Sweet Home Missions, Lifelong Access, and The Baby Fold. -
The Normal Town Council has a new code of ethics, and though it’s mostly symbolic, the resident who proposed the idea says it is needed in today’s political climate. -
The program, focusing on the phrase “Life and Liberty,” was at the McLean County Museum of History and is part of the Democracy Dialogues series of public discussions this year, marking the museum’s celebration of America 250. -
Este año, la carretera más famosa de America cumple 100 años. El hito de la Route 66 se celebrará durante todo el año, desde Chicago hasta Los Angeles.
