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The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady today. The central bank is wrestling with a lot of uncertainty with a weak job market and stubborn inflation.

In a town that birthed House music and wears Blues music on its sleeve, Kent Rose is an outlier in the Chicago area. A child of the 1950's and 60's, Rose…

The family of the man killed in the Normal West school bus crash last December has many questions that may never be answered.Charlie Crabtree died in the…

Despite a massive rebuilding effort that included three waves of Ameren Illinois workers, Puerto Rico is still experiencing setbacks to the restoration of…

The Bloomington City Council narrowly passed a higher local motor fuel tax Monday night.Aldermen voted 5-4 to raise the tax from 4 to 8 cents per gallon…

The Normal West head soccer coach says his teams’ recent trip to Jamaica will prepare his players not just for next season—but for the rest of their…

Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago has a history of welcoming immigrant students. Now it is trying to become a model in offering services to…

It wasn't just Sly & the Family Stone, James Brown, and Earth, Wind & Fire that caught the ear of a young Karl Denson in the 1970's."The jazz was really…

She was the first African American ever to win the Pulitzer Prize, and first black woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She was…

Bloomington Mayor Tari Renner said Monday he’ll be taking a temporary leave of absence for undisclosed medical reasons.The surprise announcement was made…