Sound Ideas

Illinois Wesleyan University is leaning into technology improvement and expansion as it moves toward the 2026-27 school year.

Midwest Punk Fest organizer Jeremy Plue is reviving the regional festival after a four-year hiatus. He's also the "chief creative juggernaut" at Meltdown Creative Works and saw an opportunity to bring the festival back in the burgeoning venue.

Phase one, including the first 57 apartments, is expected to be completed by next summer. Justin Fern of Urban Equity Properties spoke to WGLT on details for the planned G.J. Lofts project.

Kim Holman-Short's long career in public housing, including 37 years at the Bloomington Housing Authority, is being honored by renaming an apartment complex south of Downtown Bloomington.

Normal City Manager Pam Reece said the Federal Railroad Administration has assured the town it's OK with the delay.

“The fans stay excited, we stay excited and we keep making records," Phil Lewis from L.A. Guns told WGLT. They play alongside Cinderella's Tom Keifer on May 28 at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts.

Bloomington resident Adrienne Overmeyer said Applied Behavior Analysis, a therapy commonly used to address challenging behaviors among autistic clients, helped her son become more independent.

The CEO and founder of COII wants to design long-term, cost-effective homes focused on sustainability and wellness. She's planning 22 homes and townhomes on Bloomington's west side.

Teachers and staff from Sarah Raymond School, District 87's preschool program, toured their new home as remodeling enters the home stretch.

The website for McLean County Government just got a lot easier to use for people with disabilities. County board chair Elizabeth Johnston said a new module can read PDF documents aloud, and even interpret technical drawings like plans to change the design of an intersection.