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Jake Olson, in the yellow jersey, snaps the football on the USC practice field. The 18-year-old lost his sight at age 12, and now is a walk-on reserve long snapper for the USC Trojans.

A Blind Football Player Joins His Trojan Heroes On The Field

As a young, dedicated fan of the University of Southern California football team, Jake Olson dreamed he would wear the Trojan jersey one day — even after cancer took his sight at age 12.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Tuesday's press conference in Jupiter, Fla., where Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, seen to the left of Trump, says "someone had grabbed me tightly by the arm and yanked me down."

What We Know: Breitbart Reporter And Alleged Assault At A Trump Event

Michelle Fields of conservative site Breitbart alleged that she was assaulted at a Trump event by someone who was ID'd as Trump's campaign manager.

Famed Lambeau Field is taken over this weekend by the 2 best teams in soccer

Green Bay, Wis., on Saturday hosts two top-tier European soccer teams: Manchester City and FC Bayern Munich — for the first soccer exhibition game on the Packers' Lambeau Field.

How Afghan Reconstruction Money Is Being Spent

So far, the U.S. has appropriated about $40 billion for reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. The man in charge of making sure that money is properly spent is Inspector General Arnold Fields. Fields discusses some of the reconstruction projects under way in Afghanistan and how much corruption is estimated to be occurring.

FBI Director Patel, a longtime bureau critic, begins to put his stamp on the agency

Since taking the helm more than 100 days ago, Patel has yet to shutter the FBI headquarters and reopen it as a museum as he once said he would, but he has begun trying to remake the bureau.

Murphysboro High School teacher Stacie Tefft says she's seen the effects of the state's teacher shortage.

What Will It Take To Fix Illinois’s Teacher Shortage?

Chuck Bleyer is worried the southern Illinois school district he heads won’t be able to fill an open teacher position by the time classes start this fall.

WGLT's Sound Ideas - Tuesday 5/25/21

New housing starts in Normal are mostly happening near the edges of town. Plus, they'll be singing 'Take Me Out To The Ballgame' at the Corn Crib in Normal this summer. Central Illinois scholars and artists consider the pros and cons of crypto-currency. Finally, the cost of child care is growing, but workers in that sector aren't seeing much of that.

Everything we know about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband

We look the details surrounding the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul, who was assaulted in a break in at their San Francisco residence on Friday morning.

There is a myth about mass migration to Europe. But some people do risk it all

The challenges facing Africa are real, but depending on who you talk to, the solution is either to risk it all for a better life in Europe or stay on the continent and fight for a better future there.

Scott Preston was first elected to the Normal Town Council in 2013, then becoming the youngest council member in Normal history. He was re-elected to the council in 2017 and 2021, and his term expires in 2025.

Normal Town Council member Scott Preston will run for Illinois House as a Republican

Normal Town Council member Scott Preston said Wednesday he plans to run for the Illinois House in the redrawn 91st House District.

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