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McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathy Yoder says a single vehicle crash claimed the life of Austin D. Roof, age 45, of Bloomington early Saturday morning. Preliminary autopsy opinion indicates that Mr. Roof...

(The Center Square) - As cities across the state see less revenue in the aftermath of the months-long COVID-19 shutdown orders, some are looking at pushing local pension payments out by a decade to ge...

(The Center Square) - The COVID-19 pandemic has nudged a lot of people out to farms to buy produce and meat directly from farmers. Michelle Sirles of Rendleman Orchards in Union County said she notice...

(The Center Square) - Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson died late Friday at the age of 84, his family said. Thompson was Illinois' longest-serving governor. He was elected to the office four times, ...

(The Center Square) - The purchasing power of a dollar is lower in Illinois than in most of the country. That's according to a new report from The Tax Foundation, an independent tax policy nonprofit, ...

One man is dead and his passenger was injured following a fatal motorcycle crash on southbound Center Street near the intersection of Armory Drive in Bloomington just after midnight Saturday morning. ...

(The Center Square) - Illinois is dealing with a shortage of teachers, and now the possibility of educators retiring rather than going back into the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Illinoi...

(The Center Square) - The battle over mail-in voting in Illinois continues. A group of Republicans recently sued over a law they claim is designed to expand voting by mail to dilute Republican votes a...

McLean County Administrator Camille Rodriguez has confirmed to us that four employees at the McLean County Nursing Home have tested positive for COVID-19. ***HERE IS THE JOINT PRESS RELEASE*** McLEAN ...

Illinois Wesleyan University officials say four unrelated students have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving on campus. The university confirmed yesterday that three on-campus residents and one...