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Illinois and Bloomington Normal businesses prepare for phase five...with no capacity limits for stores. The new legislative map splits up Bloomington Normal into five house districts and several senate seats. Some think that'll help community interests in Springfield. Others say no. The Miller Park Zoo has survived not one but two pandemics and 130 years. It's celebrating an anniversary this weekend. The State of Illinois is giving the town of Normal $1.2 million to extend the Constitution Trail along Gregory Street to Maxwell Park.

The Bloomington Normal tourism picture is getting better, but better is a relative term. Yet, major events and meetings are going back on fall calendars. Hear from the McLean County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Plus, crypto currencies and digital art based on blockchain technology are moving into the mainstream. They even had a Saturday night Live Skit, and they're also being developed in central Illinois. Digital artists make NFTs. Illinois Wesleyan University has won back to back national golf championships, yet two years apart.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In the summer of 1952, the International Amphitheater in...

/ As the price of lumber and other building materials rises, the National Association of Home Builders says Americans are paying about $36,000 more on average for new construction homes. More people are looking for housing than homes are available in the Bloomington Normal market. That has caused new construction to rise sharply—but not without hiccups. Supply shortages are causing delays. And steep prices on materials are blowing budgets by thousands of dollars. The burden is heavier for those building affordable housing. New construction in the Bloomington-Normal area is up about 25 per...

Published May 13, 2021 at 4:46 PM CDT Listen • 26:12 The world of farming is a place where mental health issues can be difficult to tackle. So much of what farmers experience is out of their control. Plus Bloomington's new Mayor says the federal infrastructure bill could be important for the city. And businesses can require workers to get vaccinated or say whether they have received the vaccine, but in Bloomington Normal most are leery of doing that. Community support is the greatest funding source for WGLT. Donations from listeners and readers means local news ...