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Gov. JB Pritzker said he doesn't want to see McLean County farmland given up for data centers. He said the state should be pumping the brakes on the industry rather than rolling out the red carpet for it.

Speaking to the group of well over 100, Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey emphasized that despite his loss to incumbent Gov. JB Pritzker four years ago, he thinks Illinois residents are ready for change wherever they live.

The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy has thrust conversations about postpartum depression into the public. Providers who spoke to WGLT said mental health problems among new moms are more common than many people realize.

If Bloomington-Normal government leaders decide they want to bring a data center to the community, they would need to demonstrate that the community has the energy capacity to sustain it. That remains an open question.

McLean, Champaign, Ford, Marshall and Tazewell counties are included in the proclamation, which makes additional state resources available to assist response and recovery efforts.

A McLean County jury convicted Tomiyale Anderson, 22, on all counts related to the shooting death of 17-year-old Kanye Stowers, a student at Richwoods High School in Peoria.

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen questioned two recent actions taken by the Trump administration. He called for parents to do their own research on vaccines and for the president to be transparent.

WGLT talks to Faisal Rashid from Bloomington, organizer of Central Illinois' first local celebration of Pakistan Day. It's set for Aug. 23 in Mahomet.

A new bill Gov. JB Pritzker has signed into law better accommodates survivors of sexual assault during the reporting process, but police are struggling to find the numbers to make it happen.

Amtrak is performing well nationally, according to an Illinois-based member of the board of the nation’s passenger rail service. Illinois numbers were not as accomplished, according to Amtrak records.