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WGLT begins a new series about life work balance. 'Life's Work' today is about the restaurant industry, a business in which balance is a little like being on a tight rope. A call comes in central Illinois for retired attorneys and judges to help those who need it pro bono. The Chief Medical Officer at Carle BoMenn says doctors get really frustrated at blind rejection of the Coronavirus vaccine. COVID patients in Bloomington Normal are getting younger and sicker. And the brothers Grimm infuse an event in Bloomington with darkness as well as light.

Bloomington Mayor Mboka Mwilambwe has a pick to fill a vacant council seat. He has a majority of council members in favor. But that's apparently not enough to move forward. The clock is ticking though and Ward six still doesn't have a voice on the council. Some of the people facing eviction hearings in Bloomington Normal say they hope landlords will work with them, but they're sheepish about it, acknowledging they put the landlords through the wringer. The Illinois eviction moratorium has expired and a diversion program isn't supposed to save everyone. The City of Bloomingt...

Wish fulfillment can be a very rewarding thing. Hear from a Bloomington Normal man who makes dreams come true. And there's a move to reconsider statewide economic development incentives used to bring Rivian to Normal and other businesses to Illinois, the EDGE tax credits. The University of Illinois saw enrollment growth this fall in most categories, but not minorities. U of I Urbana Chancellor Robert Jones says it wasn't like they didn't try. They offered admission to a historic high number of minority students. And it's pumpkin time in central Illinois.

Before the first Rivian electric pickup truck made for sale rolled off the line at the plant in Normal, company CEO RJ Scaringe spoke to the workers who made it happen. A Latino artist speaking in Normal lets the bureaucratic limbo of the immigration system come out in his works. Central Illinois' largest brewery has a gold medal performance. Destihl wins in the very competitive category of Hazy IPA at the Great American Beer Festival. Running for public office in Bloomington Normal hasn't always been a civilized affair. Once a state house race included an attempted whipping, stabbin...

A small rural Emergency Services organization deals with staff shortages and the Bermuda Triangle of accidents on Interstate 55. Listen for the many musical influences of Miles Ahead, the Bloomington based soul/R&B quintet. A lot of people have childhood dreams of going to the Olympics. An ISU freshman wasn't one of them. Basketball player Jada Stinson says she never dreamed that would be possible, yet Stinson went to Tokyo representing Puerto Rico. And just when Bloomington Normal fitness centers thought things would get back to normal, the pandemic put another weight on the bar. Twi...