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Illinois Senate bill seeks to expand sentence credits for rehabilitation programs

Supporters say the change would recognize work people complete in county jails while awaiting trial, including substance-abuse treatment, parenting programs and work assignments.

Senate Looks Into FEMA Fraud Accusations

The Senate asks in hearings whether fraud was committed during the dispersal of Federal Emergency Management Agency aid following hurricanes in the South last year.

Pritzker Names 2 Newcomers To ISU Board

Two newcomers will be joining the Illinois State University Board of Trustees, following Gov. J.B. Pritzker's appointments.Pritzker announced Monday he…

Cogs and Corsets: A Steampunk Happening Event Co-Chairs Cathy Sutliff and Candace Summers

Datebook: After A COVID Year, Steampunk Fest Marks The Return Of Whimsy

Dust off your top hat and fire up the airship: Cogs & Corset—A Central Illinois Steampunk Happening, is happening June 4-5 in downtown Bloomington.

Native American protesters stand outside the Phoenix office of a retailer of "sexy Native American" costumes last year. For some ethnic and racial groups, Halloween has long been haunted by costumes that perpetuate stereotypes and instances of cultural appropriation.

'Most of America Thinks We're Vanished': Native Americans Push To Be Seen

Pile of snow at an urban intersection next to a street light and across the street from a parking lot and several buildings

All this snow hasn’t done much to reduce drought in Central Illinois

State climatologist Trent Ford with the Illinois State Water Survey said the last six months are the driest August-to-January period on record for the Twin Cities at 7.1 inches of precipitation, according to climate records dating back to 1893.

Two teachers at Chiddix Junior High School in Normal are on paid administrative leave. An eighth grade social studies teacher was the subject of a DCFS investigation and is now being investigated by Normal Police.

Normal Police investigating second Chiddix teacher after alleged inappropriate conduct with a student

Eighth grade social studies teacher Brandon Knapp has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Bloomington-Normal hospitals face a 'lull before the storm' as the snow stops

The head of emergency care at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal says it appears the winter storm kept more people away from the hospital.

Women looking into nursing home through window

As COVID cases surge locally, a state and federal policy change has positively affected long-term care facilities

In late 2020, state and federal health agencies acknowledged long-term care residents' right to have visitors — no matter what.

Center for minority business opens at Eastland Mall

Longtime central Illinois business veteran Denise Moore is opening the second Minority Business Development Center in the area, after launching an office in Peoria around a year ago.

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