From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. An organization that helps older adults in Central Illinois is taking a day of action to lobby Congress to protect federally funded services. Susan Reel is the CEO of the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging. She says splitting up.

From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. An organization that helps older adults in Central Illinois is taking a day of action to lobby Congress to protect federally funded services. Susan Reel is the CEO of the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging. She says splitting up.

The Administration for Community Living could lead to major delays in food distribution for over 24,000 older Americans in McLean County. Many of them reported. That's where they get their full nutrition. The lobbying day also marks the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act.

The Administration for Community Living could lead to major delays in food distribution for over 24,000 older Americans in McLean County. Many of them reported. That's where they get their full nutrition. The lobbying day also marks the 60th anniversary of the Older Americans Act.

Technical troubles at major airports can have trickle down effects in smaller places like the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. Airport director Carl Olsen says, for instance, cutting the number of flights at Newark, New Jersey because of limited capacity can increase ticket prices and suppress demand for

Technical troubles at major airports can have trickle down effects in smaller places like the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington. Airport director Carl Olsen says, for instance, cutting the number of flights at Newark, New Jersey because of limited capacity can increase ticket prices and suppress demand for

travel.

travel.

If somebody decides I'm not going to pay.

If somebody decides I'm not going to pay.

Price to go to Newark or I'm going to drive 3 hours to another airport to do it, we lose the revenue because that means they're not in the restaurants, they're not in the gift shop. Passenger

Price to go to Newark or I'm going to drive 3 hours to another airport to do it, we lose the revenue because that means they're not in the restaurants, they're not in the gift shop. Passenger

traffic at the airport in Bloomington last year was steady, down less than 1% from 2023. He says it's about the same in the first quarter of this year.

traffic at the airport in Bloomington last year was steady, down less than 1% from 2023. He says it's about the same in the first quarter of this year.

State Farm's Technology Research and Innovation Laboratory, or TRAI in Bloomington conducts research and testing on natural disasters from earthquakes to flooding. Enterprise research manager John Way says the research conducted on natural disasters is both reactive and proactive. As we see, uh, major storm events impact our customers, we try to leverage those as learning opportunities. So as the large hail storms roll through, what can we go out into the field to better understand.

State Farm's Technology Research and Innovation Laboratory, or TRAI in Bloomington conducts research and testing on natural disasters from earthquakes to flooding. Enterprise research manager John Way says the research conducted on natural disasters is both reactive and proactive. As we see, uh, major storm events impact our customers, we try to leverage those as learning opportunities. So as the large hail storms roll through, what can we go out into the field to better understand.

And then test in the laboratory. Way says one of the tests done by State Farm measures how impact resistant roofing holds up in a hailstorm.

And then test in the laboratory. Way says one of the tests done by State Farm measures how impact resistant roofing holds up in a hailstorm.

The community group Strong Towns Blono has commissioned an artist to paint 15 sidewalk murals stretching from the Bloomington Public Library to the McLean County Museum of History. The organization's president, Noah Tang says right now there is no connectivity between the library and downtown Bloomington. We want people who walk to experience joy, to experience that little feeling of, oh, I wonder what's coming around next. The circus themed sidewalk murals can be viewed now until they naturally fade away. I'm Ben Howell.

The community group Strong Towns Blono has commissioned an artist to paint 15 sidewalk murals stretching from the Bloomington Public Library to the McLean County Museum of History. The organization's president, Noah Tang says right now there is no connectivity between the library and downtown Bloomington. We want people who walk to experience joy, to experience that little feeling of, oh, I wonder what's coming around next. The circus themed sidewalk murals can be viewed now until they naturally fade away. I'm Ben Howell.