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Wish fulfillment can be a very rewarding thing. Hear from a Bloomington Normal man who makes dreams come true. And there's a move to reconsider statewide economic development incentives used to bring Rivian to Normal and other businesses to Illinois, the EDGE tax credits. The University of Illinois saw enrollment growth this fall in most categories, but not minorities. U of I Urbana Chancellor Robert Jones says it wasn't like they didn't try. They offered admission to a historic high number of minority students. And it's pumpkin time in central Illinois.

Workplace culture grows over time. But it's a real challenge to create such an environment when everyone is new, leaders and rank and file alike. The task for Rivian, which looms larger because of Rivian's lofty ambitions. Plus, the NAACP weighs in on Jelani Day. The City of Bloomington has a new detailed roadmap for historic preservation. Hear how keeping iconic structures fresh contributes to economic development. And Normal Town council member Chemberly Cummings wants more young people to get involved in local government. Hear about Normal's new Youth On A Mission Council.

Cars connect to phones all the time now and Normal City Manager Pam Reece says that has implications, having emergency vehicles talk to traffic signals, for instance. Hear how Normal plans to be a smart city. Plus Dewitt County has a new wind farm under construction. There's more about that and the wind power industry. And in past decades McLean County Board redistricting has been a quiet exercise controlled by the dominant Republican party. This year there are enough Democrats on the board to make it a very noisy process indeed.

Jim Browne talks with Alfred Lopez, a Cuba scholar who has written a book on Jose Marti’, a Cuban revolutionary and contemporary of Abraham Lincoln. Lopez…

Hear about progress that's been made in the thirty years since "Life CIL" opened its doors in Bloomington, helping people with disabilities gain work and…

Many Mitsubishi plant workers have no idea what will happen to them now that the plant is closing.Longtime plant worker Mick Hannah is thinking about his…

Global Warming has been a hot topic thanks to the global summit in Paris. Rising water temperatures are a concern that often take a backseat to air…

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars shocked the world with a new cultural phenomenon that is returning to the limelight with the release…

Thousands of children in Bloomington-Normal will be changing the way they get to school starting in the Fall. Unit 5 is trying to cut a million dollars…

Valentine’s Day is a time for love, but a County Financial advisor says couples should use the day to discuss their finances. Laura Kennedy talks with a…