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WGLT.org's most-read stories of 2021 reflect a community still grappling with COVID-19 and the mysterious death of an Illinois State University graduate student, and excitement surrounding growth at electric automaker Rivian.

The Normal Town Council passed Monday what some council members are calling the most difficult budget they've seen in their careers.Council member…

The average price of an existing home sold in Bloomington-Normal this year is $274,895. That's up 44% since 2020.

U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Richard Durbin and former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood will kick off a “Democracy Dialogues” series on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Illinois State University’s Braden Auditorium at the Bone Student Center. This free, all-ages-welcome event is hosted by the McLean County Museum of History in collaboration with Illinois State University, WGLT, the Dirksen Congressional Center, and other community partners.

UPDATED 9:30 p.m. | Lindsay O’Brien of Gridley thinks she probably has COVID-19.She’s on Day 9 of feeling sick. She can’t catch her breath, is congested,…

During the Great Depression the federal government tried to stimulate the economy by funding a variety of buildings and programs. Inside the 1936 WPA post office in Normal is a 1938 oil on canvas mural, a salute to the community, to human achievement, and to the importance of beauty in public spaces.

An early Bloomington settler and one time friend of Abe Lincoln was also a southern sympathizer. Sarah Withers wrote on May 4th 1861, "This day our nation…

Some 153 members of the Funk and Stubblefield families have signed their names to a petition aimed at changing the bylaws of the Funks Grove Cemetery Association board, whose members also sit on the Sugar Grove Foundation board — which oversaw the operations of the Sugar Grove Nature Center, an educational and programming resource that served around 20,000 visitors annually for nearly 20 years.

Police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead Wednesday night inside a Normal apartment complex.The gunfire happened just before 10 p.m.…

Differences in how quickly each state’s counties can report this year’s election results may lead to another “blue shift” or “red mirage” on the presidential electoral map.