Charlie Schlenker

655 phone calls came into Bloomington and Normal emergency call centers during recent thunderstorms and high winds . The flood of calls overloaded dispatchers at certain points during the height of the disaster. The system was stressed but functioned as designed.

Jurgens said a long public forum on data centers this week was just the early part of the discussion about data center policy.

Bloomington-Normal tourism officials say the Route 66 centennial celebrations have increased out-of-town visits to McLean County by 3% compared to year-to-date figures from last year.

The new permanent CEO of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council [BNEDC] is Tyler Cravens. Cravens has been the interim president and CEO since March when previous CEO Patrick Hoban left for another position

More than a year-and-a-half after a dispute over shared sales tax money began , the City of Bloomington Town of Normal and McLean County have no resolution and no talks scheduled.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says healthcare is about more than treating the sick. It's about a healthy society.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin questioned direct government investment in private businesses and lamented lost momentum in fixing Social Security, during a stop in Bloomington.

Leaders at both Bloomington-Normal universities say they're pleased with their fall enrollment numbers as they confront the long-dreaded "demographic cliff."

OSF HealthCare is expanding use of artificial intelligence [AI] to all its hospitals for potential stroke patients, including those at OSF St.

The new head of the Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council [EDC] is addressing past concerns and critiques of the organization as he lays out his vision for the future.