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Ukrainians react to a proposed peace plan that appears to favor Russia

Ukraine is under increasing pressure to agree to a peace deal American and Russian negotiators developed.

At COP30, nations agree on adaptation funding but remain split on fossil fuel roadmap

Global climate talks in Brazil wrapped up with a deal to increase funding for countries hit by warming but no plan to phase out fossil fuels.

Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood's awards season starts

Panahi's latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.

Samara Jane, winner of the 2025 Highway 309 Studio Sessions Contest, performs at WGLT. She sits in front of a red WGLT and NPR Network backdrop, playing an acoustic guitar and singing into a studio microphone, with a keyboard and radio gear on the table in front of her.

Samara Jane, the first Highway 309 Studio Sessions contest winner, says her songwriting can also be therapy

WGLT talks to Samara Jane, winner of our inaugural Highway 309 Studio Sessions Contest, about what inspired her winning entry, "Fine," and what songwriting means to her.

A Connect Transit bus filled with donations will support Brightpoint's Crisis Nursery in Bloomington.

Brightpoint 'Stuffs the Bus' with donations for its Bloomington Crisis Nursery

Brightpoint's Bloomington Crisis Nursery is working to fill its pantry through the annual Stuff the Bus event, which runs through Saturday. The event focuses on collecting food donations and supplies for children up to 6 years old.

A sign in the foreground identifying Normal Fire Department Station 2 on College Avenue and Blair Drive. The building is in the background.

Fire station placement discussion continues in Normal

The senior member of the Normal Town Council says there's something missing in debate over closing the College Avenue fire station when a new east side station opens in a couple months.

A 1912 postcard showing Meyer Brewing Company buildings in south Bloomington that are tan in color. There is a water tower and a small pond.

Museum drinks in Bloomington brewing history

If you want a sudsy taste of history, here's your chance: The McLean County Museum of History is partnering with Bloomington microbrewer Casper to honor the community's longest continuously operating (and now defunct) brewery.

Gabrielle Lyon, chair of the Illinois America 250 Commission and executive director of Illinois Humanities speaks about the commemoration plans at Navy Pier on Dec. 3.

Illinois unveils plans to celebrate 250 years of American independence

Gov. JB Pritzker joined the Illinois America 250 Commission at Navy Pier Wednesday to announce plans for commemorating the upcoming 250th anniversary of American independence.

Ex-Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson’s body camera footage shows the officers who greeted him on July 6, 2024, as he exited the home of Sonya Massey after fatally shooting her. Grayson disparaged Massey and called her “crazy” in the video, which his attorneys say should not have been shown in the trial that led to his second-degree murder conviction.

Sean Grayson’s attorneys seek new trial after murder conviction

Former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson’s lawyers say he deserves a new trial for the 2024 murder of Sonya Massey because the presiding judge erred when allowing the jury to hear Grayson’s disparaging remarks about Massey after the fatal shooting.

Trump uses 'Third World' in a social media post. What's up with that term?

"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover," he wrote on Truth Social. That label raises the issue of how to classify certain nations.

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