From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Charlie Schlunker. The executive committee of the McLean County Board has unanimously approved a Home Sweet Home Ministry's request to have the county pay for a proposed shelter village for the unhoused in Bloomington. Home Sweet Home CEO Matt Burgess says the rationale behind the project named The Bridge is twofold as a nod both to its location on the south end of downtown right before you come over the bridge.

From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Charlie Schlunker. The executive committee of the McLean County Board has unanimously approved a Home Sweet Home Ministry's request to have the county pay for a proposed shelter village for the unhoused in Bloomington. Home Sweet Home CEO Matt Burgess says the rationale behind the project named The Bridge is twofold as a nod both to its location on the south end of downtown right before you come over the bridge.

To come into town, but also to indicate its purpose, and that's to be a bridge for people coming inside. Home Sweet Home is asking for $1.3 million in behavioral health grant funding for the village. The full board will vote on the proposal June 12.

To come into town, but also to indicate its purpose, and that's to be a bridge for people coming inside. Home Sweet Home is asking for $1.3 million in behavioral health grant funding for the village. The full board will vote on the proposal June 12.

Illinois Wesleyan University physics professor says the Trump administration effort to choke off the supply of international students in US universities is unwise. Gabe Spalding says a lot of physics researchers and professors are getting recruitment overtures from universities outside the US. I

Illinois Wesleyan University physics professor says the Trump administration effort to choke off the supply of international students in US universities is unwise. Gabe Spalding says a lot of physics researchers and professors are getting recruitment overtures from universities outside the US. I

have, and you know, I am teaching in an undergraduate institution, a teaching institution.

have, and you know, I am teaching in an undergraduate institution, a teaching institution.

My colleagues at the research institutions say it's pretty much 100%.

My colleagues at the research institutions say it's pretty much 100%.

Spalding predicts there will be significant brain drain, in particular among young scientists just entering their peak creative years. A federal court ruling to restore grant funding for AmeriCorps may mean those providing legal help at the McLean County Courthouse can continue.

Spalding predicts there will be significant brain drain, in particular among young scientists just entering their peak creative years. A federal court ruling to restore grant funding for AmeriCorps may mean those providing legal help at the McLean County Courthouse can continue.

11th Circuit Court Administrator Will Scanlan says statewide funding filled the gap and kept legal aids in place through mid-August. Now they'll wait to see when and if the federal government will restore AmeriCorps funding. What was unclear to us is whether there was going to be any funding beginning August 15th through the remainder of the next 12 months. Justice Corps members help people in civil trials find and fill out correct forms and get procedural guidance.

11th Circuit Court Administrator Will Scanlan says statewide funding filled the gap and kept legal aids in place through mid-August. Now they'll wait to see when and if the federal government will restore AmeriCorps funding. What was unclear to us is whether there was going to be any funding beginning August 15th through the remainder of the next 12 months. Justice Corps members help people in civil trials find and fill out correct forms and get procedural guidance.

And a judge has sentenced a Bloomington woman charged with her son's death to 10 years in prison. Stephanie Flores Ramirez pleaded guilty to two charges of driving under the influence. Flores Ramirez crashed while driving on I-74 near Bloomington last July. I'm.

And a judge has sentenced a Bloomington woman charged with her son's death to 10 years in prison. Stephanie Flores Ramirez pleaded guilty to two charges of driving under the influence. Flores Ramirez crashed while driving on I-74 near Bloomington last July. I'm.