Social Media

Founded in mid-March of 2020, the "We're in this together, Bloomington-Normal!" Facebook group was envisioned as a short-term effort to connect people in the early days of the pandemic. Its founder, Michele Schulz, who has since passed on administrative responsibilities to others, said at the time the community was "living in a world we've never known before."

UPDATED 7:35 p.m. | The YouTube stars whose COVID-reckless visit to Illinois State University sparked outrage have been temporarily stripped of the right…

Owners of the Green Top Grocery Co-op have elected a new board after social media upheaval contributed to the resignation of the entire board last…

UPDATED 6:45 a.m. | The National Weather Service's Central Illinois office appeared to lose access to its Twitter account Wednesday during several hours…

Editor's note: This is Part 2 of a WGLT series on government's use of social media. Part 1 was about how government and public safety agencies are using…

Editor's note: This is Part 1 of a WGLT series on government's use of social media. Coming Wednesday: WGLT examines how governments respond when social…

McLean County has adopted a social media policy, though County Board members exempted themselves from the new guidelines.The County Board on Tuesday also…

UPDATED 3:20 p.m. | The McLean County clerk’s Facebook page has been taken down for “reconstruction” as county officials work on a new social media…

McLean County has become fertile ground for developers seeking to build wind and solar farms.That’s created a quandary for some County Board members who…

For police and prosecutors, it’s never been easy to get witnesses to testify, especially in cases involving violent crime where retribution is a real…