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Republicans in Congress like Darin LaHood don't like the Biden administration definition of infrastructure. They don't think it should include public housing, healthcare related or energy projects. A central Illinois lawmaker says he could back a trillion dollar bill, but not the two trillion proposal from Democrats. Plus, McLean County's sheriff recounts his three decade career. Jon Sandage says he won't run for a third term. And if you thought tales of Dickensian privation were just from big cities of the Victorian era, listen to the next episode of McHistory. The McLean County Poor farm was a horror show.

Linsey Alexander's second album for Chicago’s Delmark Records is only his fourth as a solo artist. WGLT's Jon Norton spoke with Alexander via phone at his…

The head of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council said Rivian Automotive has earned its property tax abatement for the year.EDC CEO Kyle Ham…

John Anderson has filled a record store niche in the Twin Cities with an eclectic mix of genres at Reverberation Vinyl, his store on Main Street across…

An economist for the Illinois Farm Bureau says he does not think Bloomington Normal's realty sector will suffer much from the exit of nearly 900…

Third graders at schools in the Twin Cities, Towanda, Carlock and Hudson will soon receive lessons in water conservation through a new program sponsored…

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with pop singer Blake Rose about his new EP, "You'll Get It When You're Older," which was inspired by his sister's battle with substance abuse.

In the two weeks since a ceasefire allowed for the release of more than 100 Israeli hostages held by Hamas, their stories have rocked Israel. About 115 hostages are thought to remain in Gaza.

Hasina Islam fostered a love of reading and the library in Abigail Jean, who is 12. Abigail was just 3 when they met at a branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.

Pro-Palestinian protesters turned out in Dearborn, Mich., to criticize U.S. support for Israel as President Biden visits a local Ford electric vehicle plant.