Ryan Denham

The electric automaker Rivian confirmed Thursday it plans to add a second shift for R2 production at its Normal manufacturing plant within the next two months.

The Bloomington-Normal area and much of Central Illinois is at enhanced risk for severe weather on Tuesday, with 75+ mph wind gusts and a few tornadoes possible.

Emergency crews are responding to the scene of a "major crash" with injuries that happened Friday afternoon in Uptown Normal.

The five people injured when a pickup truck veered onto the sidewalk in Uptown Normal and struck a building remained hospitalized Saturday, including one in critical condition.

Three-term Normal Town Council member Kathleen Lorenz won't seek re-election. That creates a second open seat heading into the April 6 election.

You know the voices, and you know the stories. But behind every story on WGLT is a person who calls Central Illinois home just like you do.

Eight people were taken to the hospital early Wednesday after an apparent house explosion on Bloomington's far western edge.

With a natural gas leak from Nicor ruled out, officials said Thursday they're still looking for the cause of a house explosion and fire in rural Bloomington that left three people critically injured.

It's been a tumultuous few weeks for Bloomington-Normal media. The owner of The Pantagraph, Davenport, Iowa-based Lee Enterprises, let go its Central Illinois executive editor Aug. 19 in an apparent cost-cutting move.

Imagine you're a homeowner who just spent millions of dollars turning your house into a mansion, with over 10 additions and tons of new amenities inside.