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WGLT, an NPR station in central Illinois, is following every move at the Rivian manufacturing plant in Normal, Illinois. The electric vehicle startup has gone from stealth mode to big-time player in the auto world, attracting attention (and big money) from companies like Ford and Amazon.

Public K-12 education is financed almost entirely by the public sector—through taxes—and available to all children. Yet child care and other early childhood education involves substantial family payments. GLT talks to those on the front lines of child care in central Illinois about why it's so expensive, where there are gaps in coverage, and why some are optimistic about long-sought policy changes such as paid family leave.

An occasional series from WGLT looking at how central Illinoisans search for (and sometimes even find) the elusive work-life balance.

A multimedia series chronicling what it’s like to be unhoused in Bloomington-Normal during the cold winter months. Debuted in February 2025.

The saying goes: Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. Well, those who can do both are currently exhibiting their work in the 2020 Faculty Biennial…

By many estimates, we’d reduce our carbon footprint by tens of thousands of tons if we didn't send a "thank you" email. But does individual action really matter for a global problem?

Solar electric power generation, an energy option which could reduce greenhouse gases and combat climate change, is facing some serious hurdles in…

Bloomington wants to improve diversity among city staff to better reflect the city's population.That's one of the goals of Michael Hurt, the city's new…

Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions.