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Central Illinois health providers will receive a $5 million chunk of $18 million in new state money to transform health care for people on Medicaid and other under served populations. It's part of the so-called Illinois Healthcare Transformation collaborative. J

Eric Ellis is president and CEO of Integrity Development Corp., a diversity and inclusion consulting firm. He'll be the keynote speaker at the Bloomington-Normal NAACP's Freedom Fund event at 6 p.m. Saturday on Zoom.

Some McLean County residents say the end of expanded COVID unemployment benefits is not the only reason they delayed returning to the workforce.

One of the area's top high school swimmers wants to recruit more students to another sport that satisfies her love of water. U-High senior Olivia Haerr has qualified for state finals as a swimmer. Now she helped start a bass fishing program at the school in Normal.

The Town of Normal is starting coronavirus testing this week for firefighters who have not been vaccinated. City Manager Pam Reece said it's in response to an executive order from Gov. JB Pritzker.

When school began in Unit 5 this fall, a lot of school buses were getting kids to class late. Too many, according to Chris Coyle, the area general manager for First Student, the company that has the Unit 5 bus contract.

Talk has been swirling on the Illinois State University campus about threats of attempted abductions and other violence. ISU Police Chief Aaron Woodruff said he's concerned students are reaching conclusions based on bad information that preys on their anxieties and fears.

Bloomington leaders will soon decide whether the city should provide financial assistance to flood victims. Until now, much of the debate has focused on whether it’s even legal to do that. But that can-or-can’t discussion oversimplifies the issue.

The classic comedy "Tartuffe" by Moliere will feature a contemporary twist this weekend at the Heartland Theatre stage in Normal.

A criminal justice professor says the three police officers from Normal who fatally shot a gunman at a mobile home park appeared to be coordinated and well trained.