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The Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Normal received nearly $200,000 in a Back to Business grant from the state of Illinois.

For a second consecutive year, McLean County has led all Illinois and U.S. counties in total production of both commodities with almost 71 million bushels of corn and 22 million bushels of soybeans harvested in 2022, according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Restaurant and construction workers are in high demand in McLean County, and their wage growth shows it.

A WGLT-led forum on May 29 will expand the conversation with featured speakers and a discussion around housing solutions in Bloomington-Normal.

The McLean County Health Department confirms the county is not experiencing a cyclospora outbreak, despite five confirmed cases. Four were contracted internationally.

The coronavirus story is developing quickly in Illinois. Here are updates from WGLT's newsroom and our partners at Illinois Public Radio, NPR, and The…

Unit 5 leaders say newly-approved boosts to educators' pay will give the district a competitive edge in attracting employees.

The pace of vaccinations has slowed dramatically in McLean County and the health department may soon end mass clinics. It's still a long road from the current 40 percent inoculation rate in McLean County to herd immunity at 70 or 80 percent. Plus, it's garlic season in central Illinois. Learn about the ancient nutritious, even antiseptic herb and how to save your taste buds and tummy from the smelly thing. The identities of creative people can never truly be separated from the things they create, but Black artists often find themselves pigeonholed by White curators. Go behind a Bloomington Normal exhibition highlighting Black freedom of creative expression.

The head of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council says commercial growth is driving an economic rebound in McLean County.

McLean County officials are studying the results of what they call an eye-opening survey on rural residents' level of satisfaction with their internet service.