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They all showed off their talents at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The theme: How youth keep cultural traditions alive.

Jen Brooks was born and raised in Bloomington. She worked at State Farm for a few years before becoming a language arts teacher. She taught at Peoria…

Fran Spielman covers Chicago City Hall for the Chicago Sun-Times.

Tom Gjelten reports on religion, faith, and belief for NPR News, a beat that encompasses such areas as the changing religious landscape in America, the formation of personal identity, the role of religion in politics, and conflict arising from religious differences. His reporting draws on his many years covering national and international news from posts in Washington and around the world.

Illinois Wesleyan University officials say they are bracing for increased reports of sexual assault and harassment as a result of the publicity…

Longtime WGLT Morning Edition Host Jim Browne, 65, passed away Saturday morning around 6 a.m. in hospice at Advocate BroMenn. He died after a lengthy…

The GLT family is mourning the loss of former staff member Liz Larson, who died Saturday in a boating accident on the Kankakee River in Wilmington.Larson,…

After years of falling prices for solar power panels, costs have begun rising.Shannon Fulton, the director of Illinois business development at Straight Up…

The halls of three historic homes are decked with holiday cheer for the annual Christmas at the Mansions Tour.In an annual Bloomington-Normal tradition,…

Bloomington Alderman Scott Black says he is ready to vote on the West Jefferson Street Community House next week.The property was originally proposed as a…