Technology

In this glued-to-your-phone era of technological isolation from our fellow human beings, one creative person is turning to old tech to help people reconnect and spread joy and a little art. As part of our ongoing feature series More of That, Please, we bring you the story of typewriter poetry.

In Part 3 of our weeklong series about local manufacturing, WGLT visits a Bloomington company that serves both farms and the armed forces with made-to-order circuit boards.

During his State of the University address, the president of Illinois State University said "funding pressures remain high and very concerning."

The Bloomington City Council has now approved an audit and a pause on giving city sales tax money to McLean County government for jail bond debt, criminal justice technology, and mental health services. So, now what?

At State Farm’s Technological Research and Innovation Lab, researchers are not only working on how to best protect policy holders, but also on how they can help to create the best products in housing materials.

In a statement, Pantagraph owner Lee Enterprises revealed a cybersecurity outage as the cause of a weeklong disruption to print and e-edition distribution.

The Bloomington Pantagraph and more than 70 other daily newspapers nationwide owned by Quad Cities-based Lee Enterprises is now in the fourth day of a technology outage that has halted delivery of its print editions and emailed electronic editions.

Bloomington's city engineer is retiring. Kevin Kothe will end his career in June after 37-years with the city.

If you've tried turning an electronic device off and back on again or control-alt-deleted a computer issue to no avail, there's a good chance that a duo in Bloomington-Normal can help.

The First Lego League held a regional event at Benjamin Elementary School. Twelve teams of students demonstrated their robots to a panel of judges scoring based on innovation, design, scoring and adherence to the league’s core values.