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Bloomington-Normal’s two Illinois House districts are attracting a lot of attention this election season, with state Reps. Dan Brady and Keith Sommer…

WGLT reviewed more than 100 police reports from this year involving allegations that someone violated an order of protection. Most never lead to criminal charges. And sometimes, prosecutors undercharged – pursuing a misdemeanor count when someone was seemingly eligible for a more serious felony, WGLT found.

The releases of Michael Bakana and Joshua Livingston illustrate the challenges of releasing a person accused of domestic violence, and the uncertainties of opening the cell door of an accused murderer with the ability to post his bond.

The Town of Normal has a temporary moratorium on new short-term rentals, Bloomington may start a similar conversation, and landlords are waiting in limbo.

Authorities have now officially confirmed the identities of three people who died when a twin engine plane crashed in Sangamon County Tuesday afternoon....

Past expansions at State Farm and Mitsubishi offer an example for Bloomington-Normal as Rivian accelerates. Those include good things like increases in municipal revenue from sales taxes and opportunities to enhance cultural offerings in the twin cities, but also challenges such as prolonged workforce shortages, and pressure on schools. Hear about the challenges sudden job growth can bring to a community. Plus, the ten inches of rain that fell on parts of McLean County over the weekend were much worse than a once in a century. The State Water Survey tells you how rare this kind of event is. U.S. Representative Rodney Davis evades a question on how seriously he's thinking about running for Governor. You can, though, hear Davis's take on the big infrastructure deal.

Small towns in McLean County would love to have a couple million bucks in pandemic relief money. They're frustrated the Governor's staff haven't filled out the federal paperwork. Lexington alone would get a quarter million dollars to help businesses and improve infrastructure. Bloomington City Council member Jenn Carillo is resigning because she's moving out of the ward. Bloomington city council member Jamie Mathy says he'd like to see mental health workers go along with cops and emergency service workers to respond to people experiencing a psychiatric, behavioral or substance abuse crisis. And get a light and lovely look at lavender.

Every day, an estimated 140 people die of opioid overdoses in the U.S., according to health officials. President Donald Trump recently declared opioid…

The new Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic that will open in Bloomington next month is emphasizing mental health services in addition to primary care and…

Jordan Baker, a legislative aide to state State Sen. Jason Barickman, wants to represent Ward 6 on the Bloomington City Council.