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Research presented to the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council indicate young adults are a critical population in the criminal justice system.

The Democratic Party of Illinois says it’s spending an “unprecedented” $300,000 to try and swing school board races in favor of 84 candidates statewide, including four running for the Unit 5 school board on April 4.

A survey of attitudes toward police in the city of Bloomington came back with a lot of skewed data, but the comments were worth reading. Not In Our Town Co-Chair Mike Matejka unpacks the useful parts of the survey. Plus, County Administrator Camille Rodriguez shares perspectives on her time in McLean County as she prepares to leave for Colorado. Governor JB Pritzker talks about energy policy and compromise. Everyone gets a little something in a proposed energy bill; environmentalists, nuclear utilities and even coal burning plants. And hear from a Bluegrass Band doing more than the old Bill Monroe stuff in central Illinois.

McLean County schools have been using restorative practices for years. A local expert wants to increase their use countywide.

Starting July 17, the federal government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA] will no longer offer specially trained counselors for LGBTQ+ youth on its suicide prevention hotline.

A McLean County Museum of History event series focused on “who has the power” will next turn its focus to women in politics, on the eve of another…

Normal Town Council Candidate Dave Shields says he's satisfied with current management and council representation, but wants to see Uptown development…

In 2017-18, WGLT partnered with the popular true crime podcast Suspect Convictions to explore the 1998 murder of 3-year-old Bloomington girl Christina McNeil. Her father, Barton McNeil, was convicted of the crime but says his ex-girlfriend was the real killer—the same woman who 13 years later was convicted in a second McLean County murder. Suspect Convictions was produced by veteran journalist Scott Reeder and WGLT News Director Emeritus Willis Kern. You can subscribe to the Suspect Convictions podcast.

McLean County's testing positivity rate continued to fall Sunday, even as 44 new coronavirus cases were reported.The county's testing positivity rate…

Over $9 million in funding from the Illinois Housing Development Authority will help the McLean County Center for Human Services develop a 24-unit apartment building on Bloomington's west side.