Sound Ideas

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood, who represents parts of Bloomington-Normal, said he is not worried about the far-right members of his conference who withheld their votes until they received several concessions.

Illinois State University will host a country music concert next week to help aspiring broadcasters follow their dreams. The concert Tuesday night at Braden Auditorium is a fundraiser for Camp Broadcast.

This is National Gun Violence Survivors Week, and a fairly significant increase in shooting incidents in Bloomington in 2022 is causing concern for the police department.

John Penn, a labor legend who shaped working life for decades of McLean County residents, is finally taking some time off. He retired this week from LiUNA (Laborers International).

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth said she wants any police reforms to include a required independent review of police-involved shootings.

The convenience and popularity of wireless headphones is contributing to hearing loss, according to audiologist Dr. Natalie McKee of Bloomington-Normal Audiology.

Bloomington Deputy City Manager Billy Tyus said tax revenue is up and the public has said road improvements should be a priority.

Homebuilders in Bloomington-Normal are playing catch up in meeting the growth of the last decade, the more recent expansion of the labor market, and projected future growth.

Curt Richardson of Normal found out as an adult that a fertility doctor had defrauded his parents decades earlier. Now, he's working to pass laws to "take some of that power back for victims."

A recent study that tied the use of gas stoves in homes to rates of childhood asthma — especially in Illinois — inadvertently brought gas stoves to the forefront of the culture wars.