Welcome People

The final story in our Welcome Home series is aimed at a key question new Twin City residents had: how to make friends.

John Stephens of Normal loves spending time with kids, but kids don’t know they’re spending time with him. That’s because this time of year Stephens wears a big, fluffy, white beard, and a red suit and hat.

Inside Art is WGLT's new video series, featuring central Illinois artists and their craft. The first episode showcases Bloomington musician Nick “Maestro” Jones.

Golf has given Stacey Miller a college education, life lessons, lasting friendships and now this: a place in the Illinois State Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame.

Bloomington-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Noah Hutton and his bass player Marco Freeman perform at The Station Saloon open mics every other Tuesday night, while Hutton runs sound and sometimes hosts.

First, second and third-generation immigrants of Latin and Hispanic heritage discussed their identities and how they fit into the Bloomington-Normal community Tuesday night.

A coalition called BN Welcoming is using national Welcoming Week to remind Bloomington-Normal about the economic impact that immigrants have on the community.

Roger Schmidgall, the Citizen of the Year in the Town of Normal, has a long record of involvement in service organizations in town and internationally.

The LGBTQ+ community in Bloomington-Normal was loud, proud, and happy during Pride Fest on July 29 in downtown Bloomington. Attendees said the annual cornerstone event that draws thousands is important both to the LGBTQ community and to all of central Illinois.

Beginning last week, WGLT began profiling the 2023 McLean County History Makers. The series continues with retired Illinois State University professors Mary and Hank Campbell, whose careers in social work and industrial technology naturally blended with decades of local and global community service.