Information Technology

In this glued-to-your-phone era of technological isolation from our fellow human beings, one creative person is turning to old tech to help people reconnect and spread joy and a little art. As part of our ongoing feature series More of That, Please, we bring you the story of typewriter poetry.

During his State of the University address, the president of Illinois State University said "funding pressures remain high and very concerning."

Democratic U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen calls Trump administration plans to zero out home heating and cooling help for "very low-income" people "cruel."

In a statement, Pantagraph owner Lee Enterprises revealed a cybersecurity outage as the cause of a weeklong disruption to print and e-edition distribution.

The Bloomington Pantagraph and more than 70 other daily newspapers nationwide owned by Quad Cities-based Lee Enterprises is now in the fourth day of a technology outage that has halted delivery of its print editions and emailed electronic editions.

If you've tried turning an electronic device off and back on again or control-alt-deleted a computer issue to no avail, there's a good chance that a duo in Bloomington-Normal can help.

A Central Illinois congressman says the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, the political head of the Hamas movement, during a visit to Iran was justified, even though it complicates efforts to secure a cease fire between Hamas and Israel in the war in Gaza.

Privacy and cybersecurity experts tell Bloomington-Normal residents they need to worry more about containing their information.

Illinois State University staff is asking trustees to approve up to $14 million in borrowing to help finance the new Mennonite School of Nursing Simulation Lab Building. Trustees meet Friday to take up that issue and a number of other proposals.

Illinois State University researcher Elizabeth Kosuth said a survey of 800 McLean County seniors showed older people have a wide range of expertise and comfort with computers.