McLean County Board chair Elizabeth Johnston said the priorities in next year’s $144.5 million budget approved this week remain similar to the current year spending plan.

WGLT talks to Bloomington's mayor about city planning surrounding water quality and supply, a lawsuit involving Bloomington police, and a recap of a busy summer activity season.

The McLean County Board unanimously approved all five items related to the 2026 budget at its meeting on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025.

Republicans and Democrats continue blaming each other for the government shutdown even after the vote on a continuing resolution to fund the government until the end of January.

David Braun, Connect Transit’s managing director, has taken a leave of absence and may not return to the transit agency, according to an internal communication obtained by WGLT.

The state expects all 1.8 million Illinoisans who use the food assistance program to get full benefits by Nov. 20 after SNAP was delayed and reduced during the federal shutdown, which ended Wednesday night.

The U.S. House voted 222 to 209, mostly along party lines, to fund the government. President Trump signed the bill into law Wednesday night.

Each option is projected to make the corridor safer for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. But it means slowing traffic, adding one to four minutes to the drive from Ireland Grove Road to Shepard Road.

President Trump signed a bill to fund the government through the end of January, ending the shutdown that has dragged on for six weeks.

The ideal of bipartisanship has dwindled in Congress and in Washington over several decades. The Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin is holding an event to highlight the importance of that quality in helping government work well.