McLean County residents sound off on how high gas prices are affecting them

WGLT asked McLean County residents how high gas prices are impacting their lives. Featured speakers in this audio postcard were Sue Spivey, Barb Symanski, Jaquese Price, Jacki Martin, Mike Grosso and Sally Whaley. Produced by Eric Stock and student reporter Zach Knox-Doyle.

Banker asks Bloomington-Normal to think about how it can support transformational projects

A Bloomington-Normal native who's one of the leading bankers in town says he wants the community to think big -- to ponder what we can do to support transformational projects. J. Phillips is two weeks into his new role as Bloomington-Normal market president and chief banking officer at Morton Commu…

State Sen. Sally Turner on gas prices, data center and ramming the state budget through

Republican state Sen. Sally Turner is reflecting on the end of the spring session with the culmination of another passage of the budget late into the night. Republicans criticized the speed with which the budget was passed. The budget bill that passed was filed 48 hours before the deadline, but Dem…

Bloomington touts housing construction advances

The mayor of Bloomington said the summer is marking progress on more than $315 million in public and private investment projects.

As people protest data centers across the Heartland, lawmakers rush to regulate development

Development of large-scale data centers is booming across the Midwest and South. As some communities push back, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development. Harvest Public Media reports.

Bloomington native tied to famous UFO case to speak on unexplained phenomena

Forty-five years after a series of unexplained events in an English forest, Bloomington native John Burroughs said he's still searching for answers. Burroughs was one of several U.S. Air Force personnel involved in the Rendlesham Forest incident, a series of encounters near the Royal Air Force [RAF…

U.S. Rep. LaHood eager for World Cup tournament to begin this week

When the World Cup soccer tournament begins Thursday, a Central Illinois congressman will see nine years of work begin to pay off.

Consultant from Normal wants to diversify the data center discussion in McLean County

Harrison Meece is the owner and operator of Harrison Meece Consulting, LLC. He represents data centers to work on their agreements with municipalities.

State Sen. Koehler on the end-of-session crunch and push for data center, insurance industry regulation

Democratic state Sen. Dave Koehler reflected on the end of this year's legislative session with bills failing to pass and several others squeaked through in the final hours of before the end of the spring session.

Olympia begins work on a large addition to middle and high school campus

The Olympia middle and high school campus in Stanford is undergoing construction for a 30,000-square-foot addition. A new athletics space, three agriculture classrooms and a new home for the unit office are included in the project that is slated to be completed before the 2027-28 school year begins.