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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Wilma Hoover will celebrate her 93rd birthday this summer. But she's not letting advanced age stop her from volunteering — and raising money for St. Jude Children Research Hospital. -
The Trump administration’s dismantling of AmeriCorps has shut down a free legal assistance program at the McLean County courthouse that helped self-represented litigants navigate a wide range of court cases. -
A new program through the McLean County court system is designed to help families affected by addiction, and involved in child welfare court. -
The Salvation Army's Safe Harbor shelter hosted a two-day resource fair to help clients exiting the emergency winter shelter connect with needed services. -
According to unofficial results on Tuesday, Dan Brady [48%] won decisively over city council member Cody Hendricks [33%] and mayor Mboka Mwilambwe [19%]. -
The transit board heard an update Tuesday on plans to raze the aging Market Street Garage and create a block-wide space for public bus transfers, topped with a two-level parking deck. -
Home Sweet Home Ministries wants to build a shelter village — tiny sleeping cabins surrounding a community building — on a site near the nonprofit’s Bloomington facility. -
The Redbird Fresh Market is an example of what can happen when college students imagine — and then execute — an idea to fruition. The new student-led program is helping off-campus students gain easier access to healthy foods. -
The McLean County Museum of History has unveiled a web-based app that allows visitor to choose a Spanish audio self-guided tour. Staff created the app to broaden access. -
Organizers hope to expand a social group for LGBTQ+ youth living in the McLean County area. Over the Rainbow launched in 2023, and now meets twice monthly.
