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Bloomington Police Chief Dan Donath said he didn't plan to walk away from law enforcement so soon.Donath plans to retire on Sept. 1 after one year as…

The Illinois Department of Employment Security reports the jobless rate dropped in September in all of the metro areas the agency tracks. But the…

Illinois Senate Republicans are accusing the Pritzker administration of not being transparent about how much the state is spending on services for migrants. The governor's proposed budget calls for $182 million to support the influx of asylum seekers.

Normal Town Council member Stan Nord objects so much to ordinances imposing fines for large gatherings during the pandemic that he is offering a way that…

The words of a World War II prisoner of war from Normal show a grim situation filled with privation, guard brutality, and occasional diversions. This comes from Robert S. Hall’s wartime journal, recently donated to the McLean County Museum of History.

All this week, WGLT has been showcasing some of the makers who have made Bloomington-Normal a manufacturing hub. It hasn't always been that way.

The courts offer an alternative to incarceration. Outcomes depend heavily on local services.

City Manager Pam Reece said there is interest in the former Subway sandwich space in Uptown Station. The town issued a request for proposal a couple months ago after the business closed in October 2022.

It takes more than Facebook comments and email blasts to get results when advocating for change in local government. WGLT talked to those who've done it successfully to create this Local Democracy Playbook — a resource for you to follow in their footsteps.

Bloomington-Normal’s working parents will still have parks and rec day camps as an option for their kids this summer — but not until the end of…