District 87

A group of Bloomington High School seniors raised money money to install a bench at the Connect Transit stop near the school.

WGLT spoke with retiring teachers and staff from Bloomington High School, Tri-Valley Elementary School and Grove Elementary School.

WGLT recently visited Bloomington High School for a career fair. While we were there, we asked BHS students what they were excited about this summer. Here's what they said.

Carl's Pro Band in Bloomington is closing as co-owner Carl Thacker retires. Assets are being taken over by The Music Shoppe, now Bloomington-Normal's only music store.

District 87 bought the Willie G. and Gloria Brown Education Center building to address overcrowding of pre-K and Bloomington Career Academy classes.

District 87 will implement the ban in the fall, with a structure of tiered consequences for violations. District officials hope teachers and parents will help support it.

The new sales tax takes effect July 1. Earning around 53% of the vote, the referendum was one of several factors contributing to an increased voter turnout compared to previous municipal elections.

A Trump administration effort to remove the federal government from wide swaths of American life continues to spread. Libraries and museums in Bloomington-Normal and around Illinois also will feel the impact.

An investigation is underway into claims that McLean County school administrators used public money to promote a website advocating for a countywide sales tax.

The Twin City school districts have added transparency dashboards on their websites to show where funding would be spent if the new sales tax is approved April 1.