Disabilities

The Bloomington City Council on Monday approved a police request to buy 140 new handguns that police leaders say allows the department to switch to a smaller 9mm model, and have enough weapons on hand to issue city-owned guns to all officers.

An agency that serves those with disabilities in central Illinois says it will open a second pediatric therapy center.

The first tenants of the former Bloomington High School building in downtown Bloomington began moving in a couple of weeks ago, following a $17 million…

The Illinois Attorney General has filed a discrimination lawsuit against a plasma collection company that has a location in Normal.Attorney General Kwame…

Special Olympics Illinois has canceled its state basketball tournament this weekend in Bloomington-Normal and Peoria.Spokesperson Chris Winston said the…

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs will visit Normal on Thursday to promote a savings program for those with disabilities.Frerichs will speak at 6:30…

The Bloomington City Council has passed a wait-and-see resolution concerning Connect Transit and the recent public campaign to undo a route cut and fare…

One of the few women with disabilities to compete in the Miss America pageant said the conversation about people like her is changing in the United…

Illinois’s new $15 minimum wage law doesn’t guarantee better pay for workers with disabilities. An exemption in federal labor law still allows some...

An amputee has found a new way to play the game she loves. Now, Ashley Green of Mackinaw aspires to help others who have encountered a disability.Green…