McLean County bike trail receives funding

An $800,000 grant will enable an expansion of Constitution Trail north of Towanda. Read More

Schock clarifies remarks about Brady, Dillard

U.S. Rep. Schock is blaming overzealous headline writers for making his recent remarks appear to be calling on other Republicans to drop out of the gubernatorial race. Read More

Normal considers addition to solid waste disposal

Normal town staff said in 2012, the town collected and disposed of almost 12,000 tons of solid waste. Read More

Beck's Hybrids moving forward at El Paso facility

A public open house Feb. 1 at Beck's Hybrids in El Paso gave area farmers an opportunity to see the company's vision for the future of that facility. Read More

Obituaries: Harris, Norton

James Gregory Harris, age 61 of Bloomington, passed away at 2:18 AM on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal IL. Read More

Illinois Wesleyan receives grant for humanities expansion

Illinois Wesleyan University is getting a big boost in the area of humanities. Read More

David Davis Mansion featured in Midwest Living magazine

Managers of the David Davis Mansion have said it is hard to tell if the Lincoln movie has brought more visitors, but a recent article in Midwest Living has. Read More

ISU bans smoking on quad, other public areas

Illinois State University is adjusting to new smoking rules on campus Read More

Foundation offers free tax help in Bloomington-Normal

Families who need financial help filing their taxes can turn to a local foundation that's offering free tax preparation. Read More

Religion in the News, February 3, 2013

NEW YORK (AP)The Boy Scouts of America's proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has alarmed some of th... Read More