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Panel Calls For More Light On Dark Money In Campaigns

A state senator says the biggest scandal in Illinois and across the country isn’t getting much attention and he’s not sure why.Sam McCann, R-Plainview,…

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to state workers at the Illinois Emergency Management Agency on the eve of what many thought would be a state government shutdown. Little did they know that there would be no shutdown, and the budget stalemate would go two years.

Local 150 Sues Rauner, Anticipating 'Janus' Loss

An Illinois labor union is suing Gov. Bruce Rauner over an Illinois law. The case — filed Thursday afternoon in federal court — expects bad news for...

GPEAK Program To Help Prepare Future Employees For The Workplace

A new regional essential skills pilot program seeks to get prospective employees ready to enter the workplace.

No Sinks, Restrooms Keep Normal Public Library Closed For Now

Hand-washing is one of the best ways to stop the spread of COVID-19. And it’s also the main reason why the Normal Public Library is still closed, even as…

A view of the creativity center building.

BCPA Creativity Center Capital Campaign Unveiled

The Friends of the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts has announced a $5 million capital campaign to finish the Creativity Center across the…

Grandmaster Bobby Fischer, pictured above in 1971 at age 28, is considered to have been the world's most brilliant chess player. In his new Fischer biography, <em>Endgame,</em> Frank Brady writes that the chess prodigy was a man of paradox: "Bobby was secretive, yet candid; generous, yet parsimonious; naive, yet well informed; cruel, yet kind; religious, yet heretical. His games were filled with charm and beauty and significance. His outrageous pronouncements were filled with cruelty and prejudice and hate."

The Troubled Genius of Bobby Fischer

Bobby Fischer might have been the greatest chess player who ever lived, but he was a deeply troubled man who descended into paranoia and hatred. Author Frank Brady, who knew Fischer, charts his rise and fall in a new biography.

Bloomington Council Approves Lake Bloomington Water Project

The Bloomington City Council approved $130,000 to improve part of the northern shore of Lake Bloomington. The area, also known as North Park, has erosion…

Judge approves grand jury to help investigate Trump's handling of 2020 elections in Georgia

A special grand jury has been approved for the investigation into former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn Georgia's 2020 election results.

Power company Entergy failed to rebuild a stronger system in New Orleans after hurricanes repeatedly damaged the city's electric grid. Then Hurricane Ida knocked out power for more than a week in the middle of a heat wave.

Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans' Power Grid. Residents Paid The Price

Entergy failed to rebuild a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly damaged its electric grid. Then Hurricane Ida knocked out power for more than a week in the middle of a heat wave.

Sarah Bloom Raskin, nominee to be vice chairman for supervision, speaks during her confirmation hearing with the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 3 in Washington, D.C. Senate Banking Republicans delayed her a key vote on her nomination, along with a group of four other nominees to the Federal Reserve. The Republicans said they want more answers about Raskin's work with a fintech company.

Senate Republicans block a key vote on Biden's nominations for the Federal Reserve

Republicans boycotted a meeting of the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday, delaying a vote on five nominees to the Fed's board. The move was aimed at one nominee: Sarah Bloom Raskin.

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