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A number of areas in North Carolina have decided not to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. In the following weeks, ICE has carried out a number of raids, arresting hundreds.

Hurricane Harvey's deluge left some homeowners and politicians wondering whether the whole system for predicting floods is any good. Scientists are hoping better data can lead to better flood maps.

The pandemic has exposed flaws in global supply chains for everything from toilet paper to car parts. An ISU expert on large scale economies tells you those flaws were always there. And fixing them is hard. Another small town central Illinois newspaper closes, but a new outlet will test the market for news in Ford County. Bloomington City Council action to skirt a ban on new video gambling licenses can be considered unfair. City Manager Tim Gleason says the council has to weigh the greater good of community development. And themes are emerging on what buckets the town of Normal will use to spend federal pandemic relief aid.

Laborer jobs remain in high demand in Illinois and across the United States as companies struggle to find employees. Unions want the next generation of…

Massive layoffs and furloughs around the state will make it difficult for some to pay their property taxes on time. Some Illinois counties are trying to...

A proposed restaurant on Bloomington’s west side will soon displace residents who have been living in tents on the property. Some residents have lived there for years. Some social service providers in McLean County say tent cities have been a problem in Bloomington for years. Advocates say the tent dwellers plight points to a greater problem that’s not been addressed.

Jeanne Morris, an educator and advocate, is one of WGLT's 21 Women Who Shaped Bloomington-Normal.

The Unit 5 school district said it is seeking guidance from the Illinois State Board of Education before deciding whether to require vaccinations for…

A $75 million expansion at a candy plant in southwest Bloomington will create 50 new jobs. The Ferrero facility will make chocolate for various products, including Butterfinger, 100-Grand, Crunch and Raisinets. There's more on that very sweet prospect. A criminal justice sciences expert says the Lasalle County Sheriff's Department is guilty of bad PR in the Jelani Day case. Ralph Weisheit says even news releases that don't say much are better than nothing. He says the public also is to blame for having unreasonable expectations on the speed of lab tests. And OSF Saint Joseph Medical Center's new nine million dollar cancer center is done and operating.