Category Archives: News

Former Normal mayoral candidate,Marc Tiritilli, is being let go as a physics teacher at Bloomington High School. The Bloomington District 87 school board voted unanimously Wednesday to issue reduction...

It's only been a month since the McLean County Board signed off on a new wind farm near Chenoa and Lexington. Now, another proposal is in the pipeline. On Tuesday,board members will consider a permit ...

Toys R Us has told all employees it plans to liquidate all U.S. operations after weak holiday sales. The Washington Post reports as many as 33,000 employees face layoffs after the chain failed to rega...

Four central Illinois men are facing federal charges for a pair of bombing plots. FBI agents arrested Michael Hari, Joe Morris, Michael McWhorter and Ellis Mack yesterday for an August 2017 bombing at...

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says the state doesn't need another burdensome law to make people safe. The governor yesterday vetoed a plan that would have created tougher, new state-issued licenses f...

The first six packs of Illinois' bicentennial beer will soon be on store shelves. Governor Rauner and members of the state's Bicentennial Commission will debut the beer this afternoon in Springfield. ...

Gov. Bruce Rauner plans to veto legislation that would require gun retailers to be licensed by the state of Illinois. Rauner spokeswoman Rachel Bold says the governor will veto the measure Tuesday, a ...

Illinois is once again at the top of the list of the bottom states in the country. U.S. News and Word Report last week came out with its list of the most and least financially stable states in the cou...

  Bloomington's Public Works Department is looking for more city funds to fix certain roads. The department is looking to decrease the wait time for southbound traffic turning right at the inters...

The Bloomington City Council is looking for ways to trim a budget deficit and fund capital projects. Some are looking at the nearly $5 million the city donates to community needs and programs to close...