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It was done with a hatred, way vengeance and with just, just predatory sadistic violence. Reporter upper dash Police Superintendent chitwood describing the horrific murder at the new orleans Park Apartments on south avenue. 36yearold Marquis Ya Benson found dead in her amount. Naked in the bathtub. The shower still running. It looks like theres several wounds to the head, neck, face, um, could be strangulation. Reporter investigators say there were signs of a struggle inside apartment 15 in buil...

In this weeks BloNo Beats, we talk to musicians from and playing in the Twin Cities about what theyre feeling thankful for this year.

The pandemic brought the live music scene in Bloomington-Normal to a screeching stop in 2020. But many artists took advantage of the unexpected downtime to create new albums that bloomed in 2021.

Even though the body of ISU graduate student Jelani Day's body was in the Illinois River a long time, the coroner says some information about Day was not lost. Bloomington musician Brett Conlin shares his new album. There are lots of warning signs of domestic violence, a crime of control. Jealousy is one. Insults another. Countering Domestic Violence in Bloomington highlights domestic violence awareness month. Halloween is coming and for millennia people have looked to the night sky as the ...

WGLT's The Leadoff is everything you need to know for Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. You'll hear about the new proposed political maps for McLean County government. Plus, an interview with Bloomington musician Brett Conlin about his band's new album.

Brett Conlin’s new full-band Americana-rock album is a nostalgic and sometimes wistful look at his youthful days growing up in Kewanee.

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Warmer soil temperatures could lead to a very bug-infested spring in Illinois Illinois State Water Survey CHAMPAIGN -- Despite the cold weather this February, winter soil temperatures averaged 1 to 2 degrees higher than the long-term averages in Illinois, indicating a greater chance of insects surviving the winter, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey. Soil temperatures were slightly warmer than normal ...

Will Kewanee schools have prom and homecoming in 2021? Susan DeVilder The Star Courier Ever-changing safety rules are making it challenging for school districts to plan for the future, but for several upcoming spring events, both school superintendents are beginning to nail down the specifics. After the emerging pandemic last year led to the two districts cancelling prom and in-person graduation, both superintendents see things going slightly different this year. At Wethersfield School Dist. 23...

"Let me Take my Time" lyrics from "The Great Divide" album Tired of cringing from the discordant notes of 2020, singer-songwriter Brett Conlin changed the arrangement and wrote his own soundtrack for the year that never was. The five-song album, called “The Great Divide," was inspired by an experience he shared with millions of Americans he never met, each song illustrating the hopes and dreams of friends, family and countrymen whose lives changed alongside his during the 2020 pandemic.  Con...