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Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday evening announced an end to the state’s school mask mandate shortly after the Illinois Supreme Court denied his appeal seeking the justices overturn a Sangamon County judge’s decision earlier this month that sought to halt the governor’s executive orders requiring masking in school settings.

The District 87 school board heard a lengthy presentation Wednesday from the architectural firm managing the remodeling of the Oakland Avenue building acquired to expand early childhood education programming. The board also approved a new contract with the teachers’ union and an intergovernmental agreement with the City of Bloomington regarding the downtown TIF project.

It's typical for nonprofits to see an uptick in donations around the holidays. But what's less known is just how far some nonprofits can stretch a dollar — meaning that, if a donor can give cash, the donation can go further than products like food or other non-perishables.

Normal Town Council incumbents Kathleen Lorenz and Karyn Smith, along with newcomer Andy Byars, defeated the opposition ticket of incumbent Stan Nord, Marc Tiritilli and Karl Sila in Tuesday's election.

One of the candidates running for Normal Town Council wants to see a different approach to economic development.Joel Studebaker, 28, is a Normal Public…

On the first day of a 24-day bicycle race across Russia, a Bloomington-Normal endurance athlete realized she probably would not finish. "As soon as I…

“That’s What She Said” is similar to a TED Talk. Except all 10 women simultaneously inhabit a stage crafted to look and feel like a living room. Nine…

After facing a pandemic, record-setting mail ballot turnout, threats and conspiracies about vote counting, local elections officials are grappling with new laws and high scrutiny for future elections.

A 3-mile radius around the California theme park is designated as "national defense airspace" by the FAA, complicating attempts to control mosquitoes.

Eugene Field School in Normal hosts the Unit 5 transitional services program. Teachers and parents are eager for students to have an updated, more accessible space.