Arts and Culture

The Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has received a $150,000 state tourism grant to further restore Sprague’s Super Service in Normal ahead of Route 66's 100th anniversary next year.

The iconic Route 66 will hit the century mark next year. Before it became the "Mother Road," it was Illinois Route 4. And on it was a rest spot for those early motorists on the south side of Bloomington.

The Bloomington gallery's final day at its current location on the downtown square will be July 11.

The Miller Park Zoo is welcoming a baby giant anteater. The pup entered the world in the early morning hours of June 16. Mother and pup are doing well.

The Illinois Symphony has released the schedule for the upcoming season, beginning with a guest conductor sending the audience to a galaxy far, far away.

The average corn yield last year in McLean County was nearly 247 bushels per acre. That's enough to blow the minds of the grandfathers of today's farmers. Agriculture has changed nearly beyond recognition in less than a century.

WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington attracts thousands of visitors visit each year. "David Davis: Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Judge" will be out next month from the University of Illinois Press.

"The Satyr's Last Lament" is not a feel-good musical, but more of a cautionary tale. And there are kazoos.

Fifteen colorful circus-theme sidewalk murals connect downtown to the Bloomington Public Library. A celebration is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the library.

WGLT's partnership with students at Normal Community High School lead in part to this story — about trends in fusion food at restaurants in Bloomington-Normal.