Big, beautiful bill

Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program risk destabilizing food insecurity resources in McLean County, in Illinois and across the nation.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s [SNAP] education program, SNAP-Ed, will come to an end in Illinois, according to the University of Illinois Extension.

District 87 schools are planning other avenues of payment if the federal grants delayed this month do not come.

The Trump administration is withholding billions of dollars in grant funding for schools across the U.S. The Unit 5 school district is waiting on almost $1 million.

Protesters gathered on Independence Day in downtown Bloomington to speak against recent actions taken by the Trump Administration.

The Bloomington Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended designating the former Pantagraph building at 301 W. Washington St. as a historical landmark.

A music therapist from Bloomington-Normal said the ability to bill Medicaid lowers barriers for people with disabilities—and makes it easier for her to stay in business.

As the measure heads back to the House for approval, Democratic activists are now focusing their efforts on the three Republican members of the Illinois delegation, despite their allegiances to President Donald Trump.