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Around the world, cities like Rio de Janeiro are using new technologies to solve their problems. And while there's great promise in many of these "smart" city programs, urban planner Anthony Townsend is wary of putting so much power in the hands of tech companies.

The assistant city manager for the Town of Normal has taken the job of city manager in Galesburg. Eric Hanson has been with Normal for 4 1/2 years.

Henry plays Alfred, aka the rapper "Paper Boi," on the FX series Atlanta. As his character becomes more successful, Henry says, he's getting "a little further away from the essence of who [he] is."

Bloomington City Manager Tim Gleason’s former deputy city manager in Decatur is following him to Bloomington where he will serve in the same post.Gleason…

Front Row Classics is celebrating the 90th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's 1931 masterwork, City Lights. Join Brandon and Eric as they pay tribute to...

Host Scott Simon talks to actor/director Harold Ramis, and Kelly Leonard, executive producer of the Second City Theater, Chicago's famous improvisational comedy club. A new book commemorates the theater's 40th anniversary. (16:00) (note: The Second City: Backstage at the World's Greatest Comedy Theater comes with two CDs, and is published by Sourcebooks

Belleville Township officials have decided to dissolve the 130-year-old township in an effort to save money. Board members voted unanimously to shut down…

The Bloomington City Council voted Monday to take the next step in a major reorganization of city space needs, approving a more than half-million-dollar office-space remodel.

Starting Monday, Pekin City Hall and all other Pekin city facilities will close to the public in an effort to maintain "social distancing" and limit the...

Residents of Gaza City say the recognition of a Palestinian state by major Western countries has no bearing on their current reality.