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The COVID vaccination rate among city of Bloomington staff is about 55%, according to City Manager Tim Gleason. That's below county and state averages.

Four more McLean County residents have died of COVID-19. The McLean County Health Department said Monday the latest deaths include two men in their 60s and two women — one in her 70s and one over 100.

(STACKER) The deployment of vaccines beginning in December signaled a turning point in the pandemic. By Feb. 2, more Americans had been vaccinated for...

McLean County was one of only 15 Illinois counties that saw population growth over the last decade. But much of that growth was in Bloomington-Normal. The rest of the county has fewer people than it did after the 2010 census.

As we approach the third calendar year of living under the throttling requirements of surviving a pandemic, we continue to be outraged by the public life requirements of staying alive,

The culture wars may never end, though the rolling boil right now might occasionally reduce to a simmer. A central Illinois historian says the takeaway is that the fights over masks and what is taught in schools hide real class divisions that are getting worse. McLean County is looking at endless COVID even as the winter numbers spike. The health department says Bloomington Normal should get used to testing and tracing long term. And the Mayor of Normal stops by to talk about pandemic relief mon...

Editor's note: This is the third in a three-part WGLT series this week about court fines and fees in Illinois. Read and listen to part one and part…

Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part WGLT series this week about court fines and fees in Illinois.Critics have said the legal system hurts…

Proposed legislation could make it easier for former sex offenders in Illinois to find a home and remove the threat of being forced to move if a childcare…

McLean County saw a drop in COVID hospitalizations as the county announced 123 daily cases.