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According to a joint news release from the Bloomington Police Department and the McLean County Coroner’s Office issued late Monday, 33-year-old Christoper Simmons of Bloomington died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he shot and killed his girlfriend, Chelsea Lusher, 31, of Bloomington; Lusher’s biological son, 13-year-old Armoni Bennett of Bloomington; and a friend of Lusher, 31-year-old Trina Hollings of Normal.

WGLT is working on a story about the impacts of inflation on our community. In particular, we’d like to speak with workers in McLean County who are close to retirement and are watching how inflation could impact their ability to retire when they had hoped.

DOWNS -- One McLean County hemp grower says it may be too late to plant corn crops, but the limit for growing hemp is sky high.

Patrick Hoban, president and CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council, presented economic data Thursday during a BN By The Numbers event.

Bloomington-Normal is expecting some nice weather over the next few days. That raises new questions about the coronavirus stay-at-home order: Is it OK to…

Original proposed routes for Ameren's $1.6 billion grid upgrade included two possibilities that crossed through a south Bloomington nature preserve. The proposal now relies on existing corridors north of the Schroeder Wildlife Preserve.

Board member Robert Felton is stepping down due to health reasons. Applicants must declare their political affiliation because the three-member board must include at least one Democrat and one Republican.

Speaking publicly for the first time about what went wrong in Rica Rountree's case, prosecutors Erika Reynolds and Mary Koll spoke with WGLT about the failures that led to the ongoing abuse that caused Rica’s fatal internal injuries.

The Local Candidates Open House took place Wednesday evening at Illinois State University's Bone Student Center. It was hosted by WGLT in partnership with the League of Women Voters of McLean County, the Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP, and ISU's Center for Civic Engagement.

Retired Pantagraph photo editor David Proeber's fine art photography looks at Biblical texts in a contemporary context. His new book is connected to a complementary exhibition at the McLean County Arts Center.