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The McLean County Board on Thursday unanimously approved two solar farms that after learning union workers would be involved in their construction.

More than two thirds of adult Illinoisans gambled last year (68%), and almost 4% have a gambling problem, according to a study done for the state Department of Human Services. DHS said the study showed 3.8% of residents of the states have a gambling problem. That's 383,000 people. An additional 7.7%, approximately 761,000 people, are at risk for developing a gambling problem .

Amidst debate on restricting access to certain guns, the Bloomington Police Department has advice for those who already own them.

With the spring waterfowl migration complete and warmer, drier weather in place, state veterinarian Dr. Mark Ernst is optimistic that the risk for transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza will be significantly lower, with youth poultry competitions and live sales allowed to resume.

The 40-year inflation high gripping the U.S. has affected the farming and food industries, pushing consumer costs for beef, pork, poultry, eggs and other food staples up by 10% or more.

“Grease” is the word, or, at least, that’s the title of the Town of Normal’s high school theater program this year, running weekends through July 2 at the Connie Link Amphitheatre. The program marks a milestone this summer by celebrating its 50th anniversary.

The estimated price of the Uptown Underpass Project in Normal could go up by 25% because of inflation.

Westerners should forget about liberating Ukraine, writes Jonathan Cook. First we need to liberate our own minds so we can acknowledge our threatening presence in the world. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net Nothing should better qualify me to write about world affairs at the moment – and

Barry Reilly is retiring after more than 30 years with Bloomington schools.

Michael Brenner sizes up the scale of the West's blunder in trying to use a crisis in Ukraine as the lever to bring down Putin and Russia along with him.  By Michael Brenner Reality has a way of catching up to us. Sometimes it comes via a sudden shock — Sputnik or Tet. Sometimes it creeps