Molly Hughes

Joe E. Talkington, a former Illinois State University professor and department chair remembered for opening doors to college for generations of students, died this week. He was 95.

Five employees of Pop-Up Chicken Shop lost their jobs on the Fourth of July after telling owner Aaron Francis they wouldn't work without the time-and-a-half listed in the company's employee handbook.

The Bloomington City Council unanimously approved a $370.5 million fiscal year 2027 budget Monday night, the largest in the city's history.