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UPDATED 12:50 p.m. | Hundreds of Unit 5 students were quarantined in the past week as McLean County faces a third wave in coronavirus cases, this time…

Rivian employment is now about 1,900. It's heading for 2,500 by year and 3,000 to 4,000 by the end of next year. Heartland Community College's two soccer teams went to nationals for the first time, but it wasn't easy when several got sick. Yet they persevered. Heartland also set a new grade point average record among its student athletes. McLean County Jail inmates connect with their children by reading and recording books on CD. A northern Illinois woman tells you her experience of a chemical plant fire and dark plumes of smoke that made her sick and dizzy.

Normal Council member Karyn Smith says allegations against the city manager aren't about ethics, they're about gender bias. Six council members chastise the seventh, Stan Nord. Plus, the insurance industry workforce is about to become scarce. A lot of retirements coming up in the next few years. District 87 teachers say a pr campaign to score political points by protesting black history curriculum is way off base. And McLean County's legal community and housing advocates have a new plan lessen a spike in evictions once the statewide moratorium goes away in August.

McLean County health officials announced 18 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, the second highest single-day total since the start of the…

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of GLT’s Skipping School, a special series about the teacher shortage facing Illinois schools. Part 1 was about teachers who…

The $350 million Sapphire Sky wind farm will be built in southeastern McLean County. Its 64 wind turbines are expected to produce enough electricity to power about 80,000 homes annually, plus $79 million in property tax revenue for local taxing bodies over the life of the project.

A federal judge has censured lawyers on opposing sides of a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former McLean County prosecutor who accused a female co-worker of making unwanted sexual advances during his time with the office.

An 18th McLean County resident has died after contracting COVID, officials said Thursday.The man, in his 70s, had underlying health conditions, said the…

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Monday, April 18, 2022. A drag show and a pet fashion show will be among the Humane Society of Central Illinois' fundraising events. The Normal Town Council will decide tonight on whether to partner with a Cedar Falls, Iowa-based developer on a Trail East and Trail West project. Plus, Rivian has already hired over 5,000 people in Normal, quickly becoming McLean County’s second-largest employer. But now comes the hard part: keeping them.

WGLT's the Leadoff is everything you need to know for Tuesday, February 15. Illinois State University men's basketball coach Dan Muller weighs-in on his recent dismissal. Plus, police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing infant and some Central Illinois lawmakers are looking for answers surrounding a transfer of people out of the Pontiac prison in Livingston County. And the executive director of the McLean County Regional Planning Commission details a plan to bring down traffic deaths by 2030.