Ryan Denham
Digital Content DirectorContact Ryan at rmdenha@ilstu.edu or (309) 438-5426.
Ryan started his career as a copy editor and later business and city government reporter at The Pantagraph in 2006. He later worked for WJBC radio in Bloomington.
Ryan joined WGLT full-time in 2017 as Digital Content Director.
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State Farm said Friday that Gov. JB Pritzker’s attacks on its 27% homeowners’ insurance rate increase are “factually incorrect” political rhetoric. -
Gov. JB Pritzker took the rare step Thursday of attacking one of Illinois’ largest employers — State Farm — over its plans to increase homeowners’ insurance rates by 27%. -
Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday urged his Republican colleagues to vote against defunding public media, citing WGLT’s election events as one example of how local stations serve their communities. -
The leaders of the Bloomington-Normal Community Land Trust say they've made lots of progress since forming two years ago. They plan to buy and at least begin rehabbing their first home sometime in 2026. -
The public can offer feedback about proposed Connect Transit route changes during four public meetings this week. -
U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, a Peoria Republican, voted in favor of the GOP megabill. Rep. Eric Sorensen, a Democrat from Moline, voted against it. Together they represent Bloomington-Normal in the House. -
Fireworks are expected to begin around 9:15 p.m. Friday at both Bloomington’s Miller Park and Normal’s Fairview Park. There are plenty of activities at both parks throughout the day. -
The newly renovated Fairview skate park in Normal is set to reopen later this month. The public is invited to a reopening community event from 2-4 p.m. July 22. -
A Play It Again Sports store is coming to Bloomington this fall. Currently, the closest location is in Forsyth, near Decatur, about 40 miles south of Bloomington. -
WGLT found three business owners and nonprofit organizations that charted their own unique paths toward expanding child care capacity in the area. They’ve all opened, or will soon open, this year.
