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Comic strip creator Berkeley Breathed tells Fresh Air's Sam Briger that a 2008 letter from author Harper Lee inspired him to re-launch his famous strip on Facebook. It's now called Bloom County 2015.

Illinois State University administrators received authorization to spend up to $3.3 million this semester for COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic students,…

Rachel Mitchell, head of a sex crimes unit in Arizona, has worked to make prosecutions less harrowing for victims. She'll be asking questions to Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford.

This month over a million Illinois workers who make the minimum wage got a pay increase, with another raise coming July 1. It was Illinois’ first…

Student support workers at Illinois State University have filed a petition to form a union. Academic advisors, financial aid counselors, and other support workers want to be a chapter of the University Professionals of Illinois.

U.K. approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. The Justice Department finds no evidence of widespread election fraud. California experiences sharp increases in COVID-19 cases and deaths.

The City of Bloomington may have what looks an awful lot like an austerity budget next year, despite double-digit growth in property value. Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe says one way to deal with a second year of a flat tax levy is through a hiring freeze.

Ellen Ferguson was a champion of women and women's suffrage. She made Bloomington-Normal her home in the 1870s.

The head of the hotel industry trade group in Bloomington-Normal says concerns about the coronavirus continue to hurt the business travel industry.

One year after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, elected officials and central Illinois residents said they remember the events of that day vividly.