Normal Community High School

For the first time at Normal Community High School, students will have the chance to participate in presentations on technology, entertainment or design—better known as a TED Talk.

What happens when your toughest coach is also your dad? Illinois State defensive coordinator Travis Niekamp is pushing sons Tye and Dexter — and the Redbirds — to the brink of the national championship game.

At least eight community members spoke in support of Matt Chapman, a Normal Community High School civics teacher and girls soccer coach.

District 87 changed its policy for Bloomington High School that bans cell phones throughout the school day. Unit 5 refreshed its policy to keep student phones away during class in all but a few circumstances.

A senior at Normal Community High School learned about federal policymaking at Girls Nation this month.

WGLT talked with students and teachers from Bloomington Career Academy about competing in the SkillsUSA Championships — the largest workforce development event in the country.

The Ironmen finished with a record 37 wins with just five defeats and the program's first third-place finish at state.

The revenue from the countywide sales tax will help to pay the debt off, but that will not roll in before the summer when repairs are most needed.

"Stay Another Day" is Bloomington native Mackenzie Nelson's mantra growing up. Two years ago, Nelson turned it into a brand and started a communitywide conversation about mental health. Its reach is now national.

Twin Cities native Shashi Salavath is the youngest person to ever present research at the International Conference on Computational Science. He is a rising senior at Illinois Math and Science Academy.