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Two 13-year-olds being detained in McLean County Juvenile Detention Center face weapons charges and resisting a peace officer.

El McLean County Health Department ofrecerá una sesión de capacitación de un día enfocada en las necesidades de los adultos de 65 años o más.

Author Terry Pratchett once wrote, "No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away."This story is about the first of those…

A growing number of school-age children have experienced some form of trauma or emotional difficulty. That often translates into behavioral problems both…

The Peoria County Board renewed its support for the Hanna City Trail project Thursday night with unanimous approval of an amended intergovernmental...

A batch of newly released government data shows just how quickly McLean County’s second wave of COVID-19 hit Bloomington-Normal’s two hospitals.Monday was…

Composer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Henderson aimed to capture the diversity and complexity of the Midwest while in residence at the University of Iowa — starting with a star-studded 1959 music tour riddled by a national tragedy.

The Mayor of Normal warns looming federal limits on water system phosphorus emissions could be a development killer if area residents have to pay for 160-million-dollars in improvements without federal help. There are a lot of pets turned in to shelters in McLean County right now. But the reason for the furry glut might not be post pandemic pet purging after all. And a soon to be abolished tent city on Bloomington's west side raises the profile of the homeless in the twin cities.

The McLean County Emergency Management Agency usually spends a lot of time preparing for disasters. But most of the last year and a half have been consumed by, well, emergencies. And they're shorthanded. A great tune and a little reinvention has kept this opera popular for nigh on 300 years. MIOpera begins its season in Bloomington Normal with the Barber of Seville. And, the band Good Morning Bedlam has close harmonies on stage and in the rest of their lives.

The Bloomington Normal tourism picture is getting better, but better is a relative term. Yet, major events and meetings are going back on fall calendars. Hear from the McLean County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Plus, crypto currencies and digital art based on blockchain technology are moving into the mainstream. They even had a Saturday night Live Skit, and they're also being developed in central Illinois. Digital artists make NFTs. Illinois Wesleyan University has won back to back national golf championships, yet two years apart.