An electric-vehicle expert from the University of Illinois talks to WGLT about legislation that would kill $7,500 tax credits, add a new $250 fee, and pull back on charging-station spending.

A supplemental environmental impact statement filed this spring by Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will likely advance the operating license renewal request filed by Constellation Energy, owner of the Clinton nuclear power plant.

Facebook parent Meta said Tuesday that it's signed a 20-year agreement to buy about 1.1 gigawatts of electricity from the Clinton nuclear power plant, starting in 2027, to support its "AI ambitions." The deal saves the closest nuclear plant to Bloomington-Normal from a possible closure.

The Bloomington-Normal area's jobless rate fell to 2.8% in April, down over half a point from this time a year ago. That's tied for the lowest among any metro area in the state.

Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe on Saturday told graduating students at his alma mater to stay idealistic and curious and to “tune out the noise” ‒ and that life’s biggest challenges are when you learn the most.

Maggie Miley’s plans to construct its new outdoor patio adjacent to the east of its current building at 126 E. Beaufort St. It’s currently a vacant lot that was previously used for parking and outdoor dining during the pandemic.

Golden Ticket Cinemas Ale House Bloomington plans to open in summer 2025 at 415 Detroit Drive, near Towanda Barnes Road and the Central Illinois Regional Airport. That’s the former home of New Vision Theatres (aka Ovation Cinema Grill), which closed in 2020.

Leaders at the electric automaker Rivian said Tuesday they’ve recorded their second-straight profitable quarter to start 2025, even as President Trump’s tariffs present “significant uncertainty” and will raise production costs by several thousand dollars per vehicle.

Rivian will get $16 million in state incentives plus more local tax breaks to help build a new supplier park just west of the electric automaker’s manufacturing plant in Normal, officials said Monday. The project is expected to fortify Rivian’s supply chain and create “hundreds of new jobs” once suppliers move in.

One of the leading Bloomington-Normal auto dealers says it's difficult to say how the tariffs will impact vehicle prices. He's already seen some customers move up their purchases in hopes of avoiding sticker shock.