Michele Steinbacher
CorrespondentMichele Steinbacher was a WGLT correspondent, joining the staff in 2020. She left the station in 2024.
Steinbacher previously worked as a reporter at The Pantagraph in Bloomington, and taught communication at Heartland Community College.
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The Normal Town Council’s unanimous vote approves the final plat for about half of Weldon Reserve’s 26-acre development, making way for 40 single-family lots, and four attached-home lots.
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Avani Rai, 18, from Bloomington, is a longtime advocate of fighting hunger. Rai is one of four U.S. teens being honored with the 4-H group’s 2024 Youth in Action Award.
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Bloomington fire officials say first responders and the public they serve will benefit from an emergency equipment upgrades plan, approved at Monday’s Bloomington City Council meeting.
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The tentative FY23-24 budget is about 10% higher than last year, and includes a $173 million operating plan.
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Normal leaders say the town continues to experience strong economic growth on the heels of the previous year’s pandemic recovery.
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The annual McLean County Fair is a real come-together event — attracting urban and country residents, young and old, thrill seekers and leisure hounds.
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A plan to build nearly 800 apartments and townhomes near Rivian Motors is moving forward, after the Bloomington City Council on Monday approved an annexation agreement for the project.
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Unit 5 leaders say newly-approved boosts to educators' pay will give the district a competitive edge in attracting employees.
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The Normal Town Council has awarded Bloomington-based Garneau Construction a nearly $145,000 contract to handle specialized masonry and other repair tasks at the Broadview Mansion bell tower.
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A board room renovation in the downtown Government Center will temporarily displace the Bloomington City Council meetings, with the council relocating to the Center for Performing Arts.